Originally Posted by
jsled
BTW, 24 hour layovers in Hawaii do not blow!!!

Although I do not work there now I did for over 4 years. I have many friends there now that say it blows you just have to go on the UAL aLPA forum to prove it....and making 182 an hour on for your senior captains is bad. times that by 65/70 hours as a reserve and you end up with what I get paid to fly a GV. difference is I eat better and have better hotels and lifestyle and the boss wants me to be happy. How is uncle tilty these days.
now for the hawaii comment you made. hawaii is nice but I did it on the 767 for a while and unless your senior you will get the crap lines that have you there in honolulu at that crappy property that united owns. the other islands are better but for most pilots who go there. you are looking at a red eye back to the mainland after being up all day. I have driven home after landing LAX and was probably more dangerous then a drunk. its not right to do but we all do it. Ah how I do not miss the 3 day hawaii trips.