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seagull · February 14th, 2003, 12:58

Obviously was tired when I wrote that last, as I spelled "no" as "know", but the facts remain, under no circumstances can I be required to fly on my days off at FedEx once off the trip.

What can happen is getting stuck in the field due to a broken airplane. I have had to "babysit" an airplane, or have been stuck in cities due to typhoons, and things like that. The pay goes to 150% over the first day then up to 200%. They don't do that very often, and it is just due to circumstances outside the control of the company, meaning they can't just extend the trip due to staffing needs. Even in those circumstances, I have said I have to get home and they put me on a commercial flight back on a few occasions.

Management pilots can be made to fly, as I understand it, but never a line pilot. Once we are back at our crew base we are done. They can make it enticing, we do get 150% pay for overtime and the deals start getting better as they get desperate.

February 14th, 2003, 12:58	#43
seagull Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,044	Re: UPS to lay off 100 pilots Obviously was tired when I wrote that last, as I spelled "no" as "know", but the facts remain, under no circumstances can I be required to fly on my days off at FedEx once off the trip. What can happen is getting stuck in the field due to a broken airplane. I have had to "babysit" an airplane, or have been stuck in cities due to typhoons, and things like that. The pay goes to 150% over the first day then up to 200%. They don't do that very often, and it is just due to circumstances outside the control of the company, meaning they can't just extend the trip due to staffing needs. Even in those circumstances, I have said I have to get home and they put me on a commercial flight back on a few occasions. Management pilots can be made to fly, as I understand it, but never a line pilot. Once we are back at our crew base we are done. They can make it enticing, we do get 150% pay for overtime and the deals start getting better as they get desperate.