Originally Posted by
Cougs
I guess I don’t see it as entitled. I’m not trying to get sweet layovers, or commutable lines, or deadheads with lots of soft time, or trips with LCAs that get bought. I literally want to fly my MPG as quickly as possible, and go home to my family. 5 hours per day is a terrible batting average, especially when you’ve got a 89 hour month. Put me in coach. I’ll get 8 hours of block time a day if I can manage it. I’ve got 4 young kids and all I want is time with them. I’ve tried dropping and trading trips that CCS says are legal and I have yet to get a trip traded (I’m trading into open time trips or trips that other guys want to drop). I’ve used BidNav without any success (asked for low credit line, got 89 hours). Maybe this is part of the learning curve? Perhaps this is just the way it is, and my expectations of time away from work are unrealistic? I’m still trying to figure it out, but if I’m away from home 18 days a month, my wife is going to make me find a different job.
First welcome to United. To maximize your time at home, moving to your base will make a world of difference. Just driving to work vice commuting will be like you are home a couple of extra days. Once you are in domicile, I’d bid for later in the day trips, it allows for a morning with the kids and again will feel like you are home more than your days off in pbs would look like on paper. If you are still wanting to reduce your time away from home, I’d learn how to drop trips in crew companion, one 3 day drop will put you back down to around min guarantee if you are getting 85+ hour lines. The key to dropping trips is understanding rsv coverage and worse day/bad day in being successful in dropping trips. All that to say, it is possible to maximize time at home. Good luck!