Originally Posted by
Scoop
I don't see a 5:15 ADG as being much of a gain. Besides the very few trips were the 4:30 ADG kicks in don't all trips already pay 5:15 per day?
What am I missing?
Trips today pay 5:15 per qualifying duty period (DPA), which excludes deadhead-only duty periods, duty periods in which all flight are cancelled, etc. We have plenty of 3-day trips with a 30-hour layover worth 14 hours or so, and a pop-up trip that flies to a layover and deadheads back might be worth only 7:15.
Also, DPA does not apply to a reserve pilot.