Originally Posted by
Frank Grimes
Not everyone is a local at this company. LC/SC is not time off (like you said). It's a different kind of work, but it's still not time off.
And I know I worked 17 days a month, that was my whole point to the OP. PB days didn't generate more time off for him like the OP opined. And he thought that flying GS on his days off generated less flying time which is not always the case, that's why I post my flying time so he could compare (which he said he would love to do), not to "brag".
I’m aware, which is why I qualified my statement with “For a local”.
I would argue you did NOT work 17 days, I was just citing your logic to illustrate the point. They may not be fully days ‘off’, but unused Res is 100%
not work.
As someone who has successfully rolled a
lot of thunder in my time,I would also argue you are missing the point about additional time off. Several people have pointed out that taking a two two day GS before a three day stretch with a guaranteed trip absolutely results and less time worked, as the two PB days would knock out the last day of that three day stretch, as well as the first day of the stretch after that. PB days can be very useful in breaking up or truncating reserve stretches and making one much less available to be used.