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Old 04-27-2013 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ForeverFO
Do you want to fly 4 or even 5 short legs a day? Or do you prefer "dozing for dollars" with an augmented crew, flying all around the world? I found I much prefer the latter, since we are not paid when not off the gate, and doing 5 walk-arounds, getting paperwork etc etc, is uncompensated work. For reference, my record 3-day trip was 24 legs. I'll never do that again.


I think I know what you’re saying here but IMO, this really isn’t a completely accurate statement. We don’t always get paid based just on time off the gate. Sometimes it’s min pay per day, TAFB/trip rig, monthly guarantee, etc. depending on the company and contract. We all review paperwork and do walk-arounds – it’s part of the job and we do get paid for that job.

I’m a big fan of max pay for min work. Maybe what you’re really trying to discuss is finding easy trips with the least work. I’d contend that we all get paid to review one flight plan and (F/O’s) get paid for one walk-around each day we fly. We don’t get paid extra for more than that, so anything over and above those could be considered “uncompensated work”.
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