Originally Posted by
VariablePitchP
Got any kids? Parental leave. Otherwise it’ll just be a case of leave or unpaid leave. Just has to be, or the dates don’t work. If anything a three week MCC is the most predictable.
My worry is limiting yourself to just the weekends to fly, that could take years unless you hit the jackpot weather wise. Working and flying is fine, but usually that entails at least some flexibility around working. Can you compress to a 9 day fortnight? If so then instantly that’s 25% more time to fly.
FWIW even in flying jobs I have never had an issue getting unpaid leave, when sufficient notice has been given.