Originally Posted by
e6bpilot
Desperation breeds irrational behavior. I too have scratched my head. Look at some of the captain awards, especially in senior bases. Things are going for straight open time that I would never ever even consider.
That being said, I know I am picking up things extra fly that I wouldn't have touched two years ago, but that's all relative. Two years ago, I was holding myself to a fairly strict 10tfp/day average. These days, I try to set the "rigged" standard for normal trips, but I have picked up some ugly two days with a deadhead only on the front or back that make it a sweet paying turn and eliminate a leg of my commute. One man's trash...
I was a 10tfp per day min guy for years. Heck, in 2016-17, I averaged (including vacation and sick time) right around 10TFP for every day I put a uniform on and went to work.
That came to a screeching halt for MCO Capt in early 2018, and has gotten worse since the Max debacle.
Rigged trips are the new premium.
Like DTC, in spite of the spin that TW is putting on it these days, STC is yet another hard won SWApA gift that keeps on
taking.