Originally Posted by
gripngrab
You guys are pretty dumb. I guess you like these 10 hour 3 days. If you're senior enough to get out of all of them then great, I wouldn't give a *&^% either and what you are saying here would then make more sense. Apparently, like reserve, the union didn't see any value in getting rid of the 'duty period' credit scheme.
No, we aren’t dumb. Start at 11p, home at 8a…. Do 8 a month, 8 days TAFB. Who cares where you sleep, you’re sleeping! Home pretty much 5 full days a week. Stop calling it “3 days of work” for a trip that has 12 hours of duty and 36 hours TAFB. If I didn’t commute or was allowed to do those 3 days back to back with overlap, I would definitely do these all day long, but I don’t want to commute 8 times a month, so I do 4 18 hr 4 days that are super commutable.
Pairings don’t just exist, they are optimized for the rules. Going to calendar day will definitely get rid of late shows and early finishes. And getting rid of per duty period pay will get rid of long layovers. That might be exactly what you prefer, and if so, try SWA. I like QOL on the road, and have no interest in every trip being crammed with short layovers and full days, just to get home exhausted.