Originally Posted by
LeineLodge
I'd have to think about the ramifications of the 2nd item you mentioned there. On the surface I don't think it would necessarily be a bad thing -> with the intent being to help the guy that needs to dump a trip...
Back on the 1.5 over 80 conversation, about the only way I would entertain it would be to put a cap on the premium pay, and find some sort of sane limit. Open-season incentive on 80+ just seems like a bad idea to me.
I know it sounds a little funky, but how about the 1.5 pay from ALV to ALV + 7.5 (top of the the PBS LCW). The cap would remain at ALV+15, so the last 7.5 hours would be back at straight pay, sorta creating a disincentive to go all "flitehoe" crazy. This would still provide 7.5 hours of premium access to guys, while limiting the damage done to staffing.
In effect, it would create a sweet spot where most guys would probably stop every month. Of course without thinking it through, it still "feels" like it would impact staffing negatively. I still think a better use of negotiating capital is higher payrates for all, accompanied by better credits/rigs/daily mins/etc. Get all of that done in C2015, leave the GS system in place, and I'm happy. Oh yeah, and (
scope!!! 
You and your reasonable "compromise"... Ugh. It's a pretty decent idea on paper, it looks like it would work in the real world.
I don't want to give an incentive for "SET CONDITION MAX CREDIT". The extra hours is the extra pay. If you want to work more that is your own business, but I do not submit that it should come out of the compensation package for other pilots who don't/can't fly extra.
A premium of 7.5 hours of 1.5 is 3:45. Theat 3:45 per month equates to 45 hours per year. I would propose putting that value towards the following:
APD (4-days) be dropped with pay ≈ 21:00
One extra week of Vacation = 22:45-24:00*
Where would others like to see more pay for the same amount of work?
*Prefer the VAC day value be increased again in C2015. Does not account for the large staffing impact of the extra week off for every pilot...Which is huge.