1. Base salary is increased +3% for the entire bid period a pilot signs-up for 8-day trips (even if you never fly an 8-day trip, you still get paid the override for that bid period)
2. Each full vacation period is 7 days. On the 72 schedule, the company will not put you on the schedule the 4 days prior to and the 4 days following your vacation week. These 8 "lead-in" days combine with a vacation week for a 15 day duty free block.
3. PTO days are bid through the portal on the company website. They are bid on a monthly basis right after the Crew Schedules are awarded. After the monthly PTO bids are awarded, remaining PTO days available are placed on the "First Come, First Served" portal where a pilot can pick-through the leftovers. First Come PTO days are awarded instantaneously. -- depending on PTO days available (notwithstanding company blackout dates, etc...) you might be able to accomplish what you are suggesting. -- However, you cannot use PTO days to shorten a trip to 4 days or less (you would have to take the entire trip off).
4. I haven't flown the Phenom or Lat, but am told the Latitude and the CL350 are the two busiest fleets.
5. Anyone can request a fit test, it has more to do with femur length than overall height. Not surprisingly, the company will not disclose what the specific measurements are... Pilots have to go through the process individually to find out if they fit or not.
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