Originally Posted by
KC135
Do you mean you get a lot of more days off? I'm sure that's the case but more time off in base? What's your total TAFB for a typical month? Or are you counting time not working in the hotels as time off? I'm not trying to make an argument here, just trying to learn since I've actually never seen a legacy narrow-body schedule before.
As an almost 10 year captain at Allegiant, I averaged about 13 days off a month. In the slow months, it could be as high as 15, and in the busy months it could be as low as 8. Of course almost all of those days off were on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
I only count days off as days being free from duty. An overnight is still a work day to me.
My TAFB varies from month to month. On average, I get about 15 days off a month. I had 18 in January, 20 in February, and will have 16 in March. The busier months run around 12-14. I also bid for overnights where I live, which I don't get every trip, but I get it on most trips.
For February, I had about 150 hours of TAFB. For March, it's going to be about 250. I was on reserve in January, but didn't fly at all. I did end up with 7 days of short call I had to commute for, but it wasn't any big deal.