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Very well said. G4 tries to sell the hell out this concept. To distract from the crap schedule practices, constant lack of staffing, running the airline like its going out of business, sub-standard pay, etc.
I am amused by pilots who pack nothing more than a lunch sack. This expectation creates a “get-home” itis mind set. Wonder how are maintenance write-ups look in comparison to more traditional airline schedules? Wonder if the faa has taken notice? I am sure they have, or will.
This is an unrealistic ideal at g4, given our maintenance and operational control, or lack thereof. If being in your own bed every night is that important, then you got into the wrong business.
I was talking about the pilot professional in very general terms of course, but did Allegiant schedule this way in the past that a pilot/crew could actually expect to be home most nights? Was it one of those rare flying (especially P121 flying jobs) where you could reasonably expect to only do day turns/trips or was that always a slight of hand scheduling practice that never quite panned out?