Originally Posted by
cpdude
5-4-3 is absolutely necessary for all HK drivers but almost useless for based pilots.
It's pretty useful for based guys too, as with 5-4-3 a European roster would be 4 day pattern, 6 days off (G&O's). Without 5-4-3, they can roster a 6 day pattern, 3 or 4 days off with exb/res in HKG, so the based guys end up spending a lot more time away from home but without doing any more work.
In fact on the -400 fleet it's the based guys who have suffered more than the HKG folk under RP04.