I put this on the LOA thread but I'll put it here too, oh and a NO from me.

Contract (what we have now)


• Home training - 1 day per month
• Home training - up to 12 days a year
• Home training - maximum 8 hours per day
• Home training - cannot replace ground school
• Home training - 4 hours pay
• 3 days of ground school is Duty (as per the FAA) and potentially count toward FDP
• Accrues per diem ($158.40 for 3 days)
• Conflict possibilities


LOA

• Distance learning - 2 days per month
• Distance learning - up to 24 days per year
• Distance learning - 9 hours per day
• Distance learning - replaces ground school (2 days)
• Distance learning - 5 hours pay
• The 2 days distance learning would not count toward FDP
• No per diem accrual for distance learning
• No conflict possibility