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11-06-2021 | 06:52 AM

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What Hvydrvr said!,

11-06-2021 | 07:10 AM

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Scoop

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From: DAL 330

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Originally Posted by Trip7

Just saw a 5 day trip, two long legs a day with perfectly optimized 4 hr+ sits for 13hrs+ duty each day. Pays 32 hrs though so you got that going for ya if you don't fatigue out

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The long sits are heinous and suck the life out of you. I wrote my reps that we need some kind of sit pay. I believe AAL has something like this. 1 for 2 over 2 hours. Sit for 3 hours get a hard 30 minutes over rotation guarantee. Sit for 4 hours get 1 hour. This would disincentive long sits and hopefully make them a rare exception.

This would also make it a lot harder for the company to work around the trip rig as they currently do with 8 + block hour days mixed in with minimal or even no flying days.

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11-06-2021 | 07:18 AM

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Trip7

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Originally Posted by hvydvr

Calling fatigued at 4:59 will get you that hotel. Or so I’ve heard.

This technique works very well. Also if you're scheduled for just under 5 hr sit and get in early you can call and get a hotel. Just being able to hit a gym or lie down for 30 mins does wonders for your energy levels during those long sits.

11-06-2021 | 08:16 AM

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GogglesPisano

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From: Sitting SC at the Five Towns

Or you could just shove a burrito down your gullet and spend 3 hours on APC.

11-06-2021 | 11:28 AM

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fishforfun

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Originally Posted by FL370esq

Greater than 5 hours and only upon request. See 5.E.1.d.

So far all of mine have not required a call, just was on my schedule.

The long sits seemed to really spike in the middle of 2020 when our was limited. It was huge to have a place to go and get out of the uniform and catch a nap.