On Mon, 16 May 2005 00:37:58 GMT, Garner Miller
wrote:


The rest of us are away from home 400 hours a month (compared to your
typical nine-to-five gone less than half of that), and dreaming of the
day we hit the six-figure mark.


Break that 400 hours down for me --

Commuting because you don't want to live at your base = ???hrs
Sleeping in a crash pad for the same reason = ???hrs
Actual duty time = ???hrs
Actual flight time = ???hrs
Number of days off per month = ???

Six pilots earning $250K = that same retirement you are bitching about
for the executive. How many at United are earning that?

I don't want to hear about the age 60 retirement either. United and
American unions have kept that in place for the young guys coming up.
The Union's are focused on protecting the lowest common denominator
instead of the welfare of the best and brightest. Only Southwest and
their union have come out in favor of flying past 60.

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