Originally Posted by
Caveman
Commuting Cappy. AM reserve. Briefs WOCL disrupted crew. Reroute hanging beef. 16 work days a month. 20 calendar days per month after commuting. Junior Vacay. Seniority Stagnation. Flies with favorite Cappy every trip. Gives greatest crew briefing in the history of Aviation. Stays after to complete the MEL. Waits for industry leading hotel van. Buys the crew some drinks. Wake up. Rinse. Repeat.
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In base Senior FO. Premium floweth from the Heavens. Elects not to have WOCL disrupted unless by choice. 11-12 days per month or up to whatever whenever your troth floweth over. Great vacay horsepower. Flies with favorite FO every trip. Ignores greatest crew briefing in the history of Aviation. Waits for the MEL to be completed. Calls for industry leading hotel van. Clinks mugs with the cappy for a couple beers. Wake up. Rinse. Repeat.
I’ll take option 2 until I can drive to work in the left seat.