how does the 72 day schedule work?

I posted this on a different Netjets schedule thread

ok here is the breakdown because I am a nice guy.

7on/7off. This is schedule anybody can hold if not in training. Each fleet has certain start days available which are bid on by seniority. Your tour can only be slid for training and you can't be bumped off of your line so you know your schedule for a year out pretty much.

The Crew Choice or "CC" schedules are labeled by how many days each schedule works in a 4 month trimester. The company can slide up to two days in a month as long as in the end you don't exceed the elected amount

All CC schedules are published the 15th of the month before. You can put in for preferences such as certain days off etc but the company is under no obligation to grant those requests.

CC76 is 17-21 days a month

CC72 is 16-20 days a month

CC60 is 13-17 days a month

CC52 is 11-15 days a month

They can build these monthly schedules with anywhere from 3-7 day tours. You can choose to allow 8 day tours for an extra 3 percent of pay. 3-6 day tours have a minimum of 3 days off and 7 day min off is 4 while 8 day min off days is 5.

If you are based in a green base (our top 50 busiest bases) you can bid for maximum 5 day tours under the cc60, cc72, cc76 or maximum 6 day tours under the cc52.

Only 10 percent in each fleet and seat will be awarded the CC52 schedule or the short tour option. This has gone fairly senior which a few exceptions.

So to answer your question there is no 5/9 schedule. Starting out in training you will be on basically the CC72 schedule and they own your soul for flightsafety and IOE etc.

About 60 percent of pilots are on 7/7 cc60
About 30 percent are on the cc72/76
About 10 percent are on the cc52