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Old 06-13-2016 | 03:10 PM
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AdiosMikeFox
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A quick flip through the pack (ORD) is a mix of 3 and 2 day offs between trips. Even the 3 day trip lines have a lot of 2 day offs between. A few lines have a stretch of 4+ days off. There's a bunch of CDO and a few 2 day back to backs.

I see 68-78 hour credits, but the vast majority come in around 72-74 hours.

Just at a glance, that's a lot of busy work for less days off than last month and the same low line credits we've been dealing with for a long time now. I've been a captain here for a while, and I recall flying with captains a decade ago that were clearing $100k+ every year. They told me how great the pay would be when I got that left seat.

With these lousy lines, fewer days off and a commute thanks to all but two bases closing I've never reached anywhere near their earning capacity. Those days were the good old days and we didn't know it.

That's what's happening in the left seat. If you come here, live in base if you can. It'll make things a lot better as far as ability to fly a schedule and pick up OT.
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