In a message dated 5/8/2003 10:23:59 AM Central Standard Time, jwright@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > A pay scale based strictly upon > seniority makes more sense to me. Left seat, right seat--it wouldn't > matter. Here are a few of my thoughts. If the situation above happened, you wouldn't have anybody who wants to be captain. Why take all the responsibility if you aren't being paid more for it? Also, some senior guys won't jump to another airplane because they would rather have the bidding seniority on the smaller equipment, or they don't want to go to school again. If a larger airplane implies more responsibility, why do it if I am not going to make more money for it. More bodies times more distance times more training equals more money if you want the senior guy to bite. Otherwise, you will have the newhires going to whatever is open, not the smaller equipment and reserve to "learn the ropes" as the situation dictates. I know that from an outsiders standpoint a one payscale rule looks great, but nobody on a my seniority list would buy it, unless of course everyone is paid at or above the top rate that we have now, which I think is not what you were getting at. Jim Off to the box for the ride. Jim Hann Waterski J-41 Captain Lambert-St. Louis Airport (STL/KSTL)