Originally Posted by DeltaboundRedux

Obviously. By hook or by crook. Beg, borrow or steal.

I'd prefer this entirely predictable need to be contractually covered, however.

Pilots who regularly use "sick leave" as vacation time, call in "fatigued" for the penalty lap which we all hate, or won't extend 3 minutes into an extended duty day (this one sucks, I know, because it's 2 hours or nothing) don't help our case.