Mulder clearly you are a generous non-conceited, non patronising kind of bloke. Lucky for you, there is a fantastic system in place for people like you, - its called seniority. If you dont like those 10 day trips, bid for something else. Let some of the 10% of people who see a 10 day trip to JFK desirable bid for it. That way, it makes you happy, because you dont like 10 day trips, and it makes the 10% happy, because JFK probably doesnt filter down to junior ranks very often.
That way you can bid for high density overtime trips, and spend more time at home counting your $$. Whilst their you could also try to assess your own arrogance level, and the wonderful name you appear to be giving QF techies.