Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
Who is working to FARs? Certainly not me or any number of guys I have met. I rather like our vacation system as well--though we need more pay per day.
If you think we have a "horrible" vacation system (outside of internet la-la land anonymous whining) then you just don't understand all the great things that you can do with it (vacation slide, vacation any, purchase more vacation days, bid reserve in a vacation month, then Rolling Thunder, etc).
I know numerous guys that are flying to fars. That is, however, their choice. The company isn't making them do it. I've been flying pretty close to fars only due to GSing. I like 117 because it has given me a greenie every month this year. In my category, it isn't brutal (currently). 12-14 days a month for 130+ hrs of pay. Domestic narrow body is certainly a different story.