Originally Posted by
LoudFastRules
It's like someone said earlier. If you absolutely need the days off, and its just a few days, call in sick and never look back. Don't feel guilty, you are just handling your responsibilities as a pilot properly. If you aren't home when you need to be, you're in no fit state to fly anyway.
I absolutly agree with this post. Don`t ask for the time off if you really, really have to have it off. Fotget the Chief Pilot...In the "old days" he could help you...today he`s a "hall monitor" and a stooge for management.