Originally Posted by
symbian simian
You don't have trip rigs? You can call it a 3 day all day, but it is less than 35 hours TAFB. So if it started Monday morning at 6am and ended Tuesday at 5pm it would be fine if it paid 10 hours? Even if you now have to commute in day before and pay for the hotel? You have a trip that is commutable on both ends. If you get calendar day, you will work calendar day. No more 11pm start, 10am finish, they are paying for the whole day, they will use you the whole day. Say goodbye to being able to commute on both ends. If it is the red eyes you don't want, get a better override. If you don't make enough money get a higher rate. Asking for calendar day and thinking the trips will stay the same? Priceless. Stop looking at the calendar, and look at TAFB. This a 24/7 job, not 9/5.
You are literally saying that starting work 1 minute after midnight should pay the same as starting work 23 hours and 58 minutes later at 1 minute before the next midnight. Think about that.
We have trips that start at 8am or 8pm, then one leg or a few legs, sit for 27-35hrs, then fly one leg or a few legs home the 3rd day and credit 10hrs or maybe 12hrs. You can't pick up any other trips on those days unless they are redeyes or give you the rest required. It is a 3 day. it should be 5:15 min day.
If I go somewhere one day at 7pm, then spend 30hrs in a hotel the 2nd day, then fly one leg at 7am home, that is a 3 day. I should get 15hrs minimum. Ideally, 15h45min.