Originally Posted by
qball
90 hrs avg/month? Who's doing that. I've never even been close to that? I avg 78-80 and that's too much.
Generally speaking, in my category, almost every lineholder seems to be either positioning themselves for greenslips (which are unpredictable) or going for as close to 100hrs straight time as possible. One guy often drops his whole month though so he brings the average down.
I am one of the guys that shoots for greenslips. To do it well, you really have to risk a low pay month though. Some guys are too afraid to do this...fine. For me its recreational greenslip hunting, IOW, I dont really care if I get one. Part of the GS chasing requirement though is I alternate reserve and regular months due to 117 lookback requirements.
It just what I see and do and observe.
The Capts generally shoot for crediting 100hrs/mo. High credit/soft time trips are highly valued. When the annual lookback closes in on 1000, they take two months off with a reserve bid...rare regardless of which strategy you use.