Originally Posted by
Han Solo
Yup.
Just flew with a top 3% FO. He bids 4 day trips with desirable 30 hour layovers and his schedule is empty within hours of posting to icrew. He only flies the easy high credit stuff and the only reason he can do that because pilots go over ALV + 15 taking his 4 day trips via the swap board. He is not alone in this practice -- its what I would do if I were in the right seat. It would be almost impossible to drop a 4 day trip via the swap board if pilots couldn't pick up beyond ALV + 15.
I’ve swapped into some great 4-day trips with low block & 32+ hour layovers. I don’t think I’ve ever exceeded ALV+15. It’s usually a one for one swap with the occasional 3-day for a 4-day.