Originally Posted by Trip7 (Post 3264751)

Overall I think the key flexibility is Seniority. There's days worked and also quality of days worked. As a senior domestic A told me why do I need to go all the way to Tokyo when I can just go to Savanah in the evening and fly back in the morning for 10:30. Granted I wouldn't want to do that my whole career he did make an excellent point. As a senior 73NB, I can vouch for the QOL benefits of "block hour surfing" aka drop all your trips, WS turns, out and backs to get to GS trigger and GS here and there on the weekends. Beautiful thing about this airline is there is something for everyone. Heck if I became When I become independently wealthy and no longer needed to work my next bid would definitely will be Widebody B. Preferably somewhere I'd be the most senior on Reserve.

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Originally Posted by TED74 (Post 3264775)

Cool story. Personal anecdotes abound. The sad fact of the matter is that thousands of Delta pilots, at all seniority levels and in both seats have found themselves - through no fault or intentional choice of their own - in categories with 10% or fewer blue days of Reserve coverage…for half or more of the year. With infrequent and unpredictable AEs, it is a slow process to escape such a category, and there’s no guarantee escaping any given category will help someone escape an undermanned situation.

Originally Posted by Gunfighter (Post 3264777)

FIFY.



BTW, If you are looking to speed up the process of independent wealth, change your paradigm on WB B. You’d be amazed what can be accomplished on SC with a good internet connection or LC with a good banker, broker and contractor. There are a couple of great ideas over in the Side Hustle archives.



Here’s a similar thought process with a 180 difference on viewpoint. Using free time on WB B to build wealth, will create an opportunity for becoming a NB A who can be selective about what trips to fly. When the independent wealth and NB A relative seniority thresholds are met, bid to the left seat and fly a reduced schedule of daytime flying.

Originally Posted by Gunfighter (Post 3264795)

Sharing ideas about increasing money and time off is so much better than discussing needles and masks.



Minor Hijack.... Are you doing crowdsourced syndications?

Originally Posted by Trip7 (Post 3264751)

As a senior domestic A told me why do I need to go all the way to Tokyo when I can just go to Savanah in the evening and fly back in the morning for 10:30.
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter (Post 3264795)

Sharing ideas about increasing money and time off is so much better than discussing needles and masks.

Minor Hijack.... Are you doing crowdsourced syndications?

Originally Posted by Schwanker (Post 3264819)

Could you please point me to the bid package where you can fill your month on these trips? Other than pop up broken trips, they don’t exist.

Originally Posted by thrust (Post 3264824)

Can you expand on “crowdsourced syndications”? From what I gather, most syndications have a high cost of entry ($50k+) so it’s tough to get a foot in the door,

Originally Posted by Trip7 (Post 3264832)

They don't exist in Bid packages. The strategy is to drop your trips and pick up these broken up trips. The more senior you are, the easier it is to "Block Hour surf".

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Originally Posted by thrust (Post 3264824)

Can you expand on “crowdsourced syndications”? From what I gather, most syndications have a high cost of entry ($50k+) so it’s tough to get a foot in the door,