Originally Posted by
RonRicco
Disclaimer. I do typically get my first choice for summer vacation. I also understand that many pilots don’t get even a week in the summer and that needs to change. (Thank goodness for IVD). I just cringe when I see that just because a vacation is in the winter, that the sellback word pops up.
I understand the perils of being able to sell back vacation. However, with kids in school having vacation weeks available in October or February doesn't really allow for using the vacation to go anywhere, or do anything vacation-like at home with them. Of course, there are pilots without kids or kids out of the house that can utilize vacations at less popular times of the year, but I'm sure they like vacationing in the summer too.
It's what it is. That's why PD, APD, IVD are all great mechanisms for getting the time off when you want.