Originally Posted by
Halpilot
I really don't understand have a three pilot team can "avoid all that crap". Suppose two pilots want a holiday off? Suppose one on the team wants to take a three week vacation? I can imagine it maybe working out between 4 pilots, but 3? Am I missing something?
Yes, you're missing the fact that the three of you are only responsible for keeping one half of the aircraft crewed. The SICs all come from the company's currently shambolic PBS bid system and rotate through while the PICs remain (in theory) with their aircraft. Two PICs want Christmas off? Cool, the third takes it. One PIC wants 21 days off in a row? The other two work a 8/6 or 7/5 or whatever they want to during that time to keep the aircraft covered and you throw them a bone as a thank you.