Originally Posted by
da42pilot
What’s left in open time is usually the scraps, what nobody wanted. It’s unlikely a productive/desirable trip would be left over.
With that said, just about any trip is better than sitting reserve. Unless it gets in the way of commuting home on the last day or forces you to commute a day early prior to your first.
Edit: I’m not at commutair just giving general pointers.
There is one exception.
FO: "Wow. Look at this high credit trip in open time. And 28 hours in EYW to boot!"
Me: "Let me see it." After looking at the captain. "Yeah, I wouldn't if I were you."
FO: "For 28 hours in Key West, how bad could it be?"
Two weeks later.
Me: "How was that Key West trip?"
FO: "Never again. I knew it would be bad when the captain said I was the first non-reserve FO he had flown with in months."
Every airline has them.