Originally Posted by
squawkoff
“Hopefully” doesn’t work for me. My goal at Spirit is to maximize my pay while at the same time maximize my days off. If I work for only 12 days and net 75 hours then that’s 18 other days that they can “hopefully” dole out 200%. It all comes out in the wash. They have X amount of flying and Y amount of pilots. It’s the same if I maximize my days off. I’m just asking for the pairings to be more productive.
If you’re on reserve would you rather come in and do a turn or do an overnight? If you’re a commuter I would guess overnight. Saves on a hotel/crash pad.
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