What on earth would you put on your self-certification?
Do you vary the reasons you are sick?
The company I work for has a 3 periods off sick in 6 months and you are hauled in for an interview policy.
However, those that abuse the system continue to do so, not put off by an interview with the FM.
I know of one pilot who seems to think his time off at weekends is far more important than anyone elses. He routinely calls in sick at a weekend, forcing others at his base to come in from home standbys. Fair enough if someone really is sick but when it becomes a regular thing its really, really not fair.
Why should YOUR time at home be more important than anyone elses? You are just screwing your colleagues and that is not nice.
I feel really guilty when I really am sick and need to call in sick for a night flight because I just know how horrible it is when you are thinking you've got a nice night at home on standby and then you haven't!
So Fiona I think you are one of the rudest, most selfish pilots I have met.