Marijuana being considered for pilots

///AMG said:
Would that be the norm anywhere that does short-haul NB flying? I haven't really tried this yet, but I am normally pretty successful getting 10-12 consecutive days off if I need it with original PBS awards (no trading/dropping required).........pretty sure I could stack them end of month and then beginning of next month, like the WB peeps do, and there might even be enough buffer days around them to almost get to 28. Not that this particular issue is something I'd be interested in. Yes I often take it in the teeth a little bit with trip quality and such in those instances, but it could be done with some planning.
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Just happens to be where we work. The 28 days off to me just screams legalese: You can’t practically smoke but it’s allowed.

On the FAA medical form you have to declare if you’ve smoked the devils lettuce in the last 3 years. Check that box and your career is over.

Either way my dream of blazing a J with the homies on a backpacking trip in the Cascades and showing up to work the next week stone cold sober is not possible.

All that really needs to change is an oral swab saliva test to replace urinalysis. It looks back 72 hrs instead of 30 days. I could easily work with that and be able to enjoy my life in private and show up for work sober and professional. However I have zero faith in our society to figure this out.
 
BEEF SUPREME said:
Just happens to be where we work. The 28 days off to me just screams legalese: You can’t practically smoke but it’s allowed.
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Agreed on the recency thing, but my question was about whether other airlines that fly domestic NB typically get 28 days off? None of my friends at Delta, United, American flying NB (I'd include SWA but I don't any friends that went there) are getting those kinds of non-schedules. Vacation and trip dropping would be the most likely methods, not only at our shop, but also every one of those.
 
///AMG said:
Agreed on the recency thing, but my question was about whether other airlines that fly domestic NB typically get 28 days off? None of my friends at Delta, United, American flying NB (I'd include SWA but I don't any friends that went there) are getting those kinds of non-schedules. Vacation and trip dropping would be the most likely methods, not only at our shop, but also every one of those.
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I’ve been taking a hard look at the DAL contract but I’m entirely focused on reserve. IDK other shops contracts for MAX time off. I know it’s basically not possible for our contract.
 
///AMG said:
Agreed on the recency thing, but my question was about whether other airlines that fly domestic NB typically get 28 days off? None of my friends at Delta, United, American flying NB (I'd include SWA but I don't any friends that went there) are getting those kinds of non-schedules. Vacation and trip dropping would be the most likely methods, not only at our shop, but also every one of those.
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Got an answer for you:

You’d need 18 days of vacation for a month off at AS. So an improvement of 20%. He says he can get close to 7 weeks off in a row at DAL.

He’s not flying narrow body but it seems theoretically he could do a bong rip and then enjoy 7 weeks off. That is if we had Canadian rules regarding the devils lettuce. You could have a beard too.

For all of JC’s focus on Fascism you’d think there would be more focus here.
 
///AMG said:
Would that be the norm anywhere that does short-haul NB flying? I haven't really tried this yet, but I am normally pretty successful getting 10-12 consecutive days off if I need it with original PBS awards (no trading/dropping required).........pretty sure I could stack them end of month and then beginning of next month, like the WB peeps do, and there might even be enough buffer days around them to almost get to 28. Not that this particular issue is something I'd be interested in. Yes I often take it in the teeth a little bit with trip quality and such in those instances, but it could be done with some planning.
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We have imax at AA and can get up to 3 months off. Last year, I got 80ish. This year, I’ll get 75ish.
 
I think that this is a way for people to use it as treatment while on disability/out for an injury and intentionally not for recreational use

canadian airline pilots are almost as bad (sometimes worse off) as the euros regarding contract and work rules
 
I could easily get rid of the 2 2-day trips I have at the end of September and bid the first 10+ days of October off and get 45-50 days off.
 
word302 said:
I could easily get rid of the 2 2-day trips I have at the end of September and bid the first 10+ days of October off and get 45-50 days off.
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Your cozy situation in a country club base should not be considered the norm.

Contractually it takes 18 days of vacation to be exempt from bidding. But of course you somehow take that personally like a petulant child.

Either way if anyone reports they have used the devils lettuce in the last 3 years per the FAA MedExpress form they are losing their career.
 
BEEF SUPREME said:
Your cozy situation in a country club base should not be considered the norm.

Contractually it takes 18 days of vacation to be exempt from bidding. But of course you somehow take that personally like a petulant child.

Either way if anyone reports they have used the devils lettuce in the last 3 years per the FAA MedExpress form they are losing their career.
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lol dude, WTF is wrong with you? Do you honestly think it’s hard to do what I did? I’m simply giving a data point in contrast to your never-ending doom posting. I don’t take anything personally, especially coming from you. I’m sorry you moved to Seattle where the trips are horrible but at some point you have to own that. Go touch grass man, just don’t smoke it.
 
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