Originally Posted by
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Nobody has a 60 hour month.
Unless they are dropping trips in their own base and relying on out of base trips to build a schedule.
Which is exactly what they are doing.
And as I said before, I don't really have a problem with that.
Until they pick up the out of base trips on days with no reserves that would have gone to an in-base guy on a green slip.
I understand they have every right to do it under the contract.
Its just "unfortunate".
I don't know about 60 hrs, but I've flown with very senior F/Os who swapped/dropped to be available to GS: ie get the greenie first and worry about filling up to the GS trigger later. Again, very senior and obvious manning issues. I've read these "I never get a GS" posts a million times. AND they never will if they keep volunteering to fly at straight rates. It is their contractual right. But clearly you are solving company manning issues and costing someone else at least double. The company LOVES this. That alone should be enough to consider what you are doing. Also, not just IMO, there is a limit to how much time you can be on the road without damaging your home life. How many straight pay 100 hour block months does it take to cover $2m in a divorce settlement? Also, not just IMO, I never G/S or W/S when we had people on furlough despite being pretty senior and anyone who did is a POS contract or not. OFG