Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
While I agree, it is nice to have the option to make some extra money a few times per year. It would be nice if we could fly to the FAR's maybe three or four months out of the year if we needed money to pay for an unexpected expense. Even if you have your stuff in order, expenses still come up. I've been paying part of my sisters mortgage to help them out and now I have a grandparent that is in a nursing home and will most likely be paying for part of that since I'm the "rich" kid in the family. Having the ability to work as much as you can a few months of the year would be nice. Not everyone does it because they are selfish jerks.
I hear that part of the argument. I have been paying a mortgage for the last 18 months for someone that cannot find a job. It is my choice to do that though. My wife and I will also be the couple that is paying for her parents in their retirement as well, again our choice. We are already planning for that one though.
The stuff that guys are picking up is outright trip drops on the swap board or WS/GS that go above max pickup. Remember we have no one on furlough either.
We are definitely red lined this summer. We pilots are loving it, but how many of us are going to love it when we cannot swap trips this fall and or are still flying a lot in the traditionally slow months? What we really are doing is proving that we are willing to fly more.