Originally Posted by
butchf16
For this month, December, I had 77 hours of MPG for 18 days of reserve. 5 unused short calls. One two day trip at the beginning of the month. Got to fly our new A321, which was cool. Picked up a 4 day to PVR since I was going to get used anyhow. Got Christmas Eve and Christmas off.
So to wrap it up, worked 6 days (x) with 5 SCs (y) for a total of 82 hours. The PVR trip will be over New Years Eve which will be additional add pay for next month. I live in base, so I did a bunch of stuff around the house and drove the wife crazy. I am planning on bidding reserve during our slow months for QOL.
YMMV
so that’s kind of my point. You didn’t work 6 days. You worked 18 days. You only WENT IN for 6 days.
you even said it yourself, you live in base. As a commuter, I’d have to be there for almost all of the 18 days because we don’t implement the 18 hour callout until August.
this is the age old “debate” for some reason. If you’re “on call” for 18 days, you’re working 18 days. The fact you only went in for 6 just makes the argument on why living in base is huge for QOL, not the argument on how many “days you worked.”
if you can’t down a beer or or take a trip to whereverville, you’re working. It’s just that your QOL is better than a commuter.