Originally Posted by Bluedriver

If all we're talking about is getting a drop request, WTF is the ZERO for? If it's a race, no one person will be able to drop everything before 20 other pilots each make 1 drop each, and the grids go red. Still no one gets to zero. In the seniority drop windows, the first couple of guys get to drop to zero in small bases, and in big bases maybe 10 dudes can, before the grid goes red FOR EVERYONE ELSE! So we spend our negotiating capital to get these great red/green grid rules, hoping the majority of JB pilots finally get some relief in FLICA to be able to drop something or trade trips that might uncover a day, and not get hard denied. But instead of us getting to finally have a green grid, the grids are red because 3-10 guys dropped their entire schedules to sit VDA/Xlist/Ylist or work their non-aviation side job. Or for the dream that someday, maybe, I'm planning to possibly, drop a month and tour Europe on the Pig and a Poke Grand Prize package, once.

We can all take a month or two off, using a little PTO, for a vacation IF THE GRID IS GREEN. We NEED the red/green rules, but 100% pure no compromise DTZ is the way to ruin those red/green gains for the majority.

My opinion, obviously.