Originally Posted by dojetdriver

Well, we can argue this all night long and horse has been beat to death endlessly, but;

Even working 20 days a month is more days off than than the average m-f 9-5, but add up the total hours away from home, see what you get.

Lets be generous, and make a few assumptions and just talk about the time away from home that is only for the sake of the job.

The 9-5 m-f leaves his house at 8 am and returns at 6 pm for 22 days out of the month. 22 days X 10hrs a day = 220 hours away from home.

The airlire pilot flys 5 four days trips that show at 12 noon and release at 12 noon. 72 hours away from base X 5 trips = 360 hours away from home. Thats HALF the month, not at home

Yeah, I know I'm not working or sitting in traffic (unless on the hotel van) all that time. But I'm not eating food out of my own fridge, watching my own cable TV, working out at my own gym, mowing my lawn, spending time with kids, sleeping in my own bed, ect.

And I don't know what airline you are at, but not all of them (airlines) have 12 day off reserve lines.

Is this a good job, yes. Does somebody have a gun to my head making me do it, NO. But the mentality of you get paid alot of money to only work 10 days a month and it could be worse is just plain stupid.