Scheduling
04-05-2017, 01:29 PM
#21
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 592
At most airlines you can swap to basically whatever you want as long as you're within 117 rules and meet the reserve coverage requirements of your company(often called bad day/worse day). Last month I did 3 4-day trips, a day trip, a 2 day, and a 3 day.
My schedule this month initially had 4 day trips in addition to my vacation week. I was sick of being away for 4 days at a time so, with the exception of one I liked, I swapped my 4 day trips down to mostly 2 day trips and a 3 day and a 1 day. In the process I also picked up additional days to fly more and make extra money. It helps tremendously that I like in base. In the end I would up with 13 days off. Longest days off block I have is 4.
My schedule this month initially had 4 day trips in addition to my vacation week. I was sick of being away for 4 days at a time so, with the exception of one I liked, I swapped my 4 day trips down to mostly 2 day trips and a 3 day and a 1 day. In the process I also picked up additional days to fly more and make extra money. It helps tremendously that I like in base. In the end I would up with 13 days off. Longest days off block I have is 4.
04-06-2017, 04:18 AM
#24
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 608
04-06-2017, 05:42 AM
#25
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 592
I'm a workaholic and I do often have trades/pickups blocked because it would make me illegal for some part of the months. My company's software looks at your entire month's schedule, so it'll block a trade/pick up if it would make you illegal for something already on your schedule later in the month.
04-06-2017, 02:00 PM
#27
Ich bin Pilot von Beruf
Joined APC: Aug 2016
Position: CRJ Kapitän
Posts: 615
I bid max block in seven days using PBS at OO and have received six days in a row with two days off. Typically I bid for four day trips; sometimes I have two days off and sometimes three days in between trips.
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