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12-28-2025 | 09:37 AM
#4521
Line Holder
Joined: Oct 2024
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Just find someone way senior to you with a high time 1 day or high time on the 1st day of a trip and ask them to was the PB days with them. Haven't met a pilot yet who won't do it.
12-28-2025 | 09:40 AM
#4522
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,614
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Using 11 PB days isn't a solo effort. Embrace the crew concept and find a senior(ish) friend to help you wash them. It doesn't take blue days and your ALV isn't an issue.
12-28-2025 | 10:08 AM
#4523
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jun 2022
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but then id have to bid a line instead of working 9 days average for 90 hours of pay plus pb days 😢
12-28-2025 | 10:35 AM
#4524
Roll’n Thunder
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,149
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From: Pilot
I'm not entirely sure what you're asking, but if you want to wash those PB days for a bunch of extra pay you can do it even with zero blue days. You just need a buddy (the more senior the better, especially if the trip you're using is desireable) who will WS the trip when you put in the PB day drop form. It won't drop into open time but in the PCS run it'll show up as a Q trip which can be WS by the assisting pilot. Lather, rinse, repeat.
12-28-2025 | 11:18 AM
#4525
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,614
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12-28-2025 | 11:25 AM
#4526
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Apr 2018
Posts: 4,140
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12-28-2025 | 11:43 AM
#4527
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,614
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12-28-2025 | 11:49 AM
#4528
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 4,008
Likes: 211
From: Looking left
Black coverage days do not prevent you from washing your PB days.
12-29-2025 | 07:15 PM
#4530
Moderator
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 8,330
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Absolutely. In your case, if accepted as F#1 (less than 18 hours), the whole thing should pay above guarantee, and you should get PB time calculated as 9 hours from release + 24 hours (1 interrupted X day).
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