Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot

To anyone interested in spirit:
Don't confuse the above to be the norm. It's not. I'd love to see either what base he's in or who he knows in scheduling. 200% is a JUNIOR assignment so if you are not junior (you won't be for long) then they never call you unless you either work in a very understaffed base or you are buddies with a scheduler and can get them to break the contract to give you a junior assignment out of order. Getting 100hrs of credit on rsv is very rare. A couple of years ago no, but now it is.

As far as conflicts go its decent language but it typically goes very senior and it can take time to get that seniority. Unless you you can back six days of one month to six straight of the following month (very few lines fit this criteria) there are many circumstances where they can replace what you had in a conflict for something of their choosing netting you no extra pay typically. Also you may have to bid a line you don't want just to get the conflict when someone junior to you would have wanted it. Now you both are working lines you don't want. Another example is the holiday months. Got kids you want to see trick or treat, have thanksgiving with family and spend more than just one day, same for Xmas and New Years? If you bid for lines with those days off and get it then you can kiss your better conflict scenarios goodbye.

There is good an bad in everything and is love working here and would welcome anyone else that's interested but don't let anyone paint some picture or 170hr credit months by getting conflicts and junior assignments while getting released with pay from other trips. It just doesn't happen that often unless you are the chosen few. I'm a flica ***** and do credit over 100hrs most months but I work my ass off to get it and have my bag packed to leave at a moments notice in case they happen to call say 50 guys below me and they don't want the JA so they finally call me. My wife doesn't care for it but it was almost necessary on first year pay just to live. Then you get accustomed to that credit and want to keep it up on second year pay and after upgrade. It's not sustainable to be a ***** for a career because eventually you want to have a life. Having a life and having high credit do not exist well together in practice. 174hrs a month. It's possible but also stuff of legend if following the contract because if you're senior enough for a good conflict you are probably too senior for a JUNIOR assignment to make it to you.

You will hear stories of delta 320 pilots getting green slips out the ass and making bank as well as united 787 pilots getting their whole schedule pay protected whiles they get called for 200% for other trips. The average line pilot just doesn't see that stuff and the same applies to spirit. I don't see any of those groups saying let's focus on the language and not the pay rates. We have language as does everyone else. Difference is they have pay too because not everyone is "flexible" enough to utilize the language.