Originally Posted by
symbian simian
From a commuter perspective:
I normally do one four day trip per week, commutable both ends. For LAS that normally means red eye, flip, flop (early flight back) to LAS (preferably without penalty lap). Pay 18 hrs, TAFB 70 hrs, include commute TAFH 80 hrs.
With day trips, if I get 3 in a row, early start and 6 hour credit, commute in day before. Same TAFH, same credit, extra cost $300/month for a crash pad.
Not something i would like better, but not the end of the world either…
thats what I do and like it way better. Sometimes Able to go duty for credit the entire bid period. 5 credit min duty period. West coast turns. Block 3 duty 5 credit 5. Usually I’ll mix in a few higher credit turns to bring credit up a bit though. 15-16 days off. Did an overnight last week for the first time in years. Unfortunately day trips are getting harder to hold at my seniority.