The point I'm trying to make is: We (FedEx pilots) fly an average of 2-4 extra days a month at straight time by choice. And, I don't think we should be doing it during negotiations. BLG stands for Bid Line Guaurantee or the number of hours on our paychecks. Guys and gals can increase it by a few methods. One way is trip trading up to 12 hours above your BLG and thats what Overnitefr8 was talking about. The use of Secondary(VTO) lines is another. VTO is an old acronym and now the company calls them secondary lines. Secondary lines are one of the easiest ways to protect carryover trips and that is what I was talking about. By protecting carryover you can fly more days at straight time. If guys didn't do it so much, the company would have to pay overtime to cover all this extra flying. The overtime cost would put some economic pressure on the company for negotiations and show that we're not happy with the status quo.