bitter balance,
I can't see what that will prove - the instructor will still get the same lousy rate, and the flying school will pocket the rest.
Is the problem really that the schools/ charter companies can't afford to pay their pilots properly, or that they simply don't want to or need to.
Besides that, when I come up for renewal each year (the boss kindly letting me use my own time and money for it) I can hardly afford to pay more than the bare minimum. Its not as if I'm earning any more than the guy doing my renewal.
supercharged,
fixed wing guys/gals get shafted cos there is too many of us. It's too easy for a boss to find someone equally qualified who will not only take one pineapple, but two - and enjoy it!
The only answer I can think of is for the government to look at the award and bring it in line with other $50-60K degree jobs (or at least something more realistic), and then enforce it.
How can we make this happen? Would it be possible/ worthwhile starting a petition through pprune?
cheers
grrowler
Last edited by grrowler; 9th May 2003 at 14:49.