Originally Posted by
767pilot
Yes, that 30 days till come sooner. Take the extra savings from the sick bank refund and save it for that 30 days. As for mutual aid, yes that's correct.
With this strategy I would recommend waiting till one upgrades to up the value of all the banked sicktime from F/O Payrates to Captain Payrates. And cashing out also means your banked hours do not go up in value with the annual pay increases from the contract extension.