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aesop081
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SGT-RMSCLK said:When I was at 405 in Greenwood, the aircrew would get days off prior to and after a mission to rest.
That strictly depends on the time of the mission and duration of the flight.
The number of hours a crew can be at work (crew day) is limited so if a flight breifs at 3pm (for a long flight), the crew will not be in at the hangar until then. Depending on the duration of the flight ( i.e. very long), crew rest is mandated after the flight ( like a 12 hour flight landing at 3am). Crews dont just simply get the day off before and after. I routinely do 10+ hour flights without a day off before or after. It sure would be a good deal to get 2 days off for a 3 hour pilot trainer in the circuit. You are correct in that none of those days count against annual leave , nor should they. Same with days where i am on Ready 2...i spend the entire period at home waiting to go if needed. Cant go anywhere, cant do anything and i am very much "working" so i dont need to take leave even though i am not at work.
For the original question......
What we do at my unit is simple. You have 2 travel days. Regardless of any leave you decide to tack on to your TD, you still have 2 travel days. No need to suddenly count them as annual.