FAR limits are tangential to the PWA. Our manning is determined and controlled by credit hours which may/may not be directly tied to block hours, hence the existence/benefit of a 5+15 ADG, 1:2 duty rigs and 1:3.5 trip rigs.

As a union, we have agreed that credit is king. In your case, you want to ignore the benefit of the credit which got you to the pick-up limit but then want to rely solely on FAR block limits to continue to receive pay. Would you rather fly two one-day trips for only 2.5 hours of block each day (where maybe you fly 1.3 somewhere, sit for 4+58 then fly a 1.2 back) rather than a single one-day that has a 5:15 ADG? In essence, that is what you are saying. I would prefer to work smarter, not harder...but that's me.