No not at all. I know plenty of pilots who went from flying long haul to 737 or RJ's so they could spend more time at home or have a less stressful job, for instance. The long haul heavy pilots certainly earn more and have more seniority within their org, but no, I don't see a lot of elitism among pilots. As a commercial pilot I never aspired to flying long haul wide-bodies. I also never got to fly part 135 or 121 but that was my decision. I realized the day job paid a heck of a lot better and as a part 91 private pilot, I could fly when I wanted, not when my company said I had to fly. A lot of ATP's that I know say they wish they were in my position, i.e. choosing when to fly. IMHO only 15-25% of the APT population are true pilots (in that they live and breathe aviation), the rest are just there to do their job to the best of their ability and get fairly compensated for doing that job. No difference to most other occupations....

- Tim