Originally Posted by Flyby1206

All true, except we can only go max of 5on with 2off currently. I was thinking the company will change it to 6on/2off soon, like they did with line holders. I'm not so sure we'll ever see 6on/1off again, but fingers crossed.



You could definitely manipulate your schedule to get 3on/2off, but you might not get a redeye on day 1, or an early finish on day 3. Imagine a 3day reserve block where you wind up with 0300 short call on Day 1, and on Day 3 you get a day trip turn where you arrive at 23:30. Your 3-day reserve block can easily turn into 5days away from home if you have to commute in the night before, and can't get home on the last day. That's why most commuters try to get long stretches of RSV blocks to minimize the commutes and increase the chance of Long Call (14hr call out time).