Originally Posted by
flyguy81
A jr Rsv CA can prob plan on around 110 easily. That’s $27k/mo without picking up anything.
A 12 yr FO would have to credit 157/mo. Let’s say you can get rid of everything and only pick up premium and avg 9/day. You’re working 17 days a month, minimum.
I check open time awards to see who’s above/below the cap so I can figure out likelihood of getting what I want. Some senior FO’s are working 180/mo with 4/5 days off a month. Once they’re above the cap, they’re picking up straight. They’re working weekends, etc. Sick, vacation, training is all at FO pay.
I don’t see the point of working to death when you can just upgrade and chill for the same pay with more days off. To each his own though.
It’s pretty easy to get premium if you’re above the cap. Also vacation, as A senior FO you can get much more credit for your dropped trips, and you can have vacation in June and July and get more premium than as a junior captain with February and October. Working 16 days and getting 140 TFP as an FO vs getting 10% more pay as a captain working 15 days on reserve might be worth it for the flexibility, weekends off, holidays off.