I drop my schedule to 0 every month, haven’t flown a PBS awarded trip in literally years. Generally I bid weekday day trips and either drop them into open time if there is reserve coverage, which contrary to what others might say here happens pretty frequently, or other people pick them up from me. If you don’t pick up to 50 hours then you are on the hook for benefits that would have been deducted from your paycheck. I’m not exactly sure how that works because it’s never been an issue.