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Merlin
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I think it was "Floyd"...
My baby was born in May, 4 months after my start date at XJT. As soon as I hit the line I visited the Chief Pilots office and he told me that as a first year (no vacation, FMLA or official sick time) that the only recourse is 4 emergency drops for the year.
So my wife and I scheduled to induce labor around my scheduled days off. With the emergency drops and days off, I had 9 days at home.
It was unfortunate for my wife, since induction is harder on mom, that we had to schedule the birth, but I wasnt going to miss it--the life of an airline pilot.
Other than that, I havent had more than 7 days off in a row and I dont get my first year week of vacation until next October.
Jeremy
My baby was born in May, 4 months after my start date at XJT. As soon as I hit the line I visited the Chief Pilots office and he told me that as a first year (no vacation, FMLA or official sick time) that the only recourse is 4 emergency drops for the year.
So my wife and I scheduled to induce labor around my scheduled days off. With the emergency drops and days off, I had 9 days at home.
It was unfortunate for my wife, since induction is harder on mom, that we had to schedule the birth, but I wasnt going to miss it--the life of an airline pilot.
Other than that, I havent had more than 7 days off in a row and I dont get my first year week of vacation until next October.
Jeremy