Capt titanic is correct. Pilot contract work is a global. Whatever you work for in one country affects the market globally, no matter where your working. Maybe 6k is alot in E Africa, but are you going to retire there? No. Contract pilots will, after the contract is finished, go home. That is the benefit to the contracting company, IE they can say goodbye and are not obligated to the contractee for his future or any benifits. If they are looking for pilots on the global market then they have to pay global market prices. If 6k is the price, than that is what you are all worth gentlmen. It is simple supply and demand economics. Just becase Capt Titanic is negative toward this contract does not mean he has a bad attitude. I fully agree with him, and I wouldn't hire anyone who would sell himself short or does not have the higher reasoning to see how this works. That means you Hawker. Maybe I will add this type of questioning to our HR department.... because it says alot about character.