Originally Posted by
LunkerHunter
Well, one reason is that a pilot's OTP expires after three months and its use doesn't have to be approved by scheduling when flying a makeup trip…. you speak as if AVA is automatic for open time trips just because the fcif comes out that it's available for a given month. It's not. It's still at the discretion of CRS.
What use doesn't need to be approved? OTP? You can use that whenever you want.
And if you're using OTP because it's going to expire instead of picking up trips via AVA you're retarded.
I'm watching tons of trips go at straight time when people are getting AVA. Crazy!