Tower Dog. You exposed the truth. Those Caravan pilots earn a bit more than minimum wage, but the Mountain Air Cargo F-27 FOs' gross pay was probably no more, unless you include per diem (as corporations often do), last time I read about salaries in FAPA/Air Inc years ago.
They are not on the FEDEX seniority list.
I sure was glad to read that the 727 pilots were ok. Were they by chance on a non-precision approach, which can be hazardous?