It seems like some middle ground here is probably what’s really happening out on the line.
It would be great if every minute of time spent doing something related to flying aircraft for Fedex was officially compensated while also doing it to the absolute best of one’s ability. I think for many of our flights and circumstances, that’s realistic. Sometimes it’s not.
How about this scenario: You’ve been sitting reserve, getting an occasional domestic flight to stay current, last international flight was years ago and you get called for a two week around the world trip with ~24+ hours notice. Some of you guys are really going to do nothing until show time?