Kool-aid
Hate to throw a fly in the ointment...
It is next to impossible to "fly on your off days" in the first year! That is unless you:
1. Live in domicile
2. Have no life that you wish to pursue outside flying SWA trips.
3. No one else with more seniority/free time outbids your attempt to pick up.
Reality - in the first year, you can expect a mostly 4 on - 3 off schedule. Consider that if you commute, one day on the front or back is also in domicile. That leaves just a little more than 2 days to take care of stuff at home and get ready for the next 4-day. Checking the open time, one would have a hard time finding trips that are small enuf to fit into your 2 1/2 days off and align perfectly and you are legal for...
and oh yeah, no one more senior outbid you for that trip.
It was my humble observation that one should not seriously expect picking up in the first year as an income supplement except possibly for the month one's vacation falls in. If someone on occasion succeeds, then bonus!
Cheers.
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