When Air Botswana moved its operational base from Johannesburg to Gaberone, the cockpit crews were offered ex pat contracts. These included free accommodation, schooling for children and a salary that was reasonable by South African standards. These are designed to attract skilled people to work where they would otherwise not wish to be based in order to benefit the local economy in return for a higher than usual emolument [package.
In contrast to that, flying work in Maun would seem to be almost on ad hoc basis rates with any two year contract existing more for the benefit of the company's roster planning stability than anything else. Maun doesn't generally seem terribly attractive to skilled/experienced pilots and in the balance must surely be weighed the cost of all those Cessna hours had you to pay for them yourself.
Last edited by cavortingcheetah; 22nd Aug 2015 at 07:19.