Originally Posted by
EAFF95
This is essentially how frontiers system works FWIW, with exception to the “seniority” based open time part, we got rid of that with PBS.
The only difference is how many reserves are needed for coverage (f9 is based on some archaic system revolving around Denver) and how low you can actually drop to. (60/70 for frontier, depending on the month).
Anyone that says frontier doesn’t have schedule QOL is splitting hairs because you still have a ton of flexibility at frontier, but obviously you can always hope for more.
Except you’re limited to dropping to 60/70 hours. That’s huge. My February schedule currently has less than 30 hours on it, and unless they offer a premium trip it’s going to stay that way.
A lot of pilots are at Spirit because they don’t want to have to work a full schedule every month. You can run a business and fly part-time - I know of several pilots who do. You can work a 200% premium pay trip that knocks your days off down by 4 in one month and translate that to 8 days off next month for same net pay. That’s what I do. Shoot, when you get to your target retirement age you can drop every trip until you turn 65. There’s nothing that says we have to come in to work a certain amount.