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11-03-2012, 06:53 PM
#41
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Joined APC: Jul 2009
Position: C525
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11-03-2012, 06:55 PM
#42
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Joined APC: Jan 2006
Posts: 394
9ESOCCFI...thanks for joining the madness of APC. Please disregard the 12 angry men. Hopefully we'll see you on the other side in a few years.
11-03-2012, 07:32 PM
#43
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Joined APC: Nov 2006
Position: 767 FO
Posts: 8,047
Amen...I don't know why everyone is jumping his $hit. It's nice to have someone on the "inside" to help us all understand why I'm always getting "insufficent reserves!"
9ESOCCFI...thanks for joining the madness of APC. Please disregard the 12 angry men. Hopefully we'll see you on the other side in a few years.
9ESOCCFI...thanks for joining the madness of APC. Please disregard the 12 angry men. Hopefully we'll see you on the other side in a few years.
11-03-2012, 07:55 PM
#44
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Joined APC: Mar 2012
Posts: 181
Actually, you are the one that's got a screwed up attitude. All he said was he would be happy to swap jobs. Not a word about pay. I know people at all levels of Fedex and I don't think any one of them below the level of say Paul Cassle, who wouldn't gladly assume the job of Fedex pilot. Lost in all the moaning and beatching on this board is the fact that flying for Fedex is a freakin great job. Anyone in a 9-5, 5 days a week job would love to have it. I know I sure wouldn't trade for the 4 on, 4 off, 12 hour days a scheduler does.
11-03-2012, 09:47 PM
#45
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Joined APC: May 2006
Posts: 356
Heard a conversation on the line one night.
"You pilots have it easy I'd love to have your job..."
"Become a pilot all it takes is time,money and to check the box that says qualified pilot on the application."
Ron Jeremy said the same thing...sort of...
"You pilots have it easy I'd love to have your job..."
"Become a pilot all it takes is time,money and to check the box that says qualified pilot on the application."
Ron Jeremy said the same thing...sort of...
11-04-2012, 02:08 AM
#46
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Joined APC: Sep 2007
Posts: 355
Clutch, you are correct. I am a domicile scheduler, who would put trips on RSV pilots and get them notified. If returning from a rsv trip you would call me to be released. If you need to deviate or check in that would be me too. The planning department has "schedulers" as well, but they only build lines and work in the future. As a domicile scheduler we are not allowed to touch the next bid month until the Thrusday evening prior to the start of the bid period.
I had a scheduler that admitted that there was absolutley nothing I could be legally assigned, but it was "policy" that she couldnt release me.
11-04-2012, 03:56 AM
#47
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Joined APC: Feb 2010
Posts: 24
[QUOTE=olly;1287256]is there a policy that empowers you to release a pilot from reserve? (other than the FARs & contract). i.e. in ANC MD11 there are really no one day trips (takes two duty days to go somewhere from ANC get crew rest & get back), and, on 777 I have seen no one day trips.
Olly,
ANC does have a 1 day trip possibility. MD11's divert to Fairbanks in the AM...reserve gets deadheaded up there to bring it back.
Olly,
ANC does have a 1 day trip possibility. MD11's divert to Fairbanks in the AM...reserve gets deadheaded up there to bring it back.
11-04-2012, 07:02 AM
#50
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Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: 777 Captain in Training
Posts: 1,457
is there a policy that empowers you to release a pilot from reserve? (other than the FARs & contract). i.e. in ANC MD11 there are really no one day trips (takes two duty days to go somewhere from ANC get crew rest & get back), and, on 777 I have seen no one day trips. Can you release a pilot on his last day or last two days based on the fact that the system form (pairings) don't include exist, or release mitigated that there are other pilots with less leveling and the potential for a 1-2 day trip on these fleets/bases are exceedingly rare?
I had a scheduler that admitted that there was absolutley nothing I could be legally assigned, but it was "policy" that she couldnt release me.
I had a scheduler that admitted that there was absolutley nothing I could be legally assigned, but it was "policy" that she couldnt release me.
However lately I did have scheduling hit me for a trip while I was sick and on r-days. When I looked the trip should have gone to a guy with much lower leveling. I called the union and yes I was hit for the trip when I should not have been and Ros* was able to get me recredited for the trip.
I do believe there needs to be more transparency regarding scheduling.
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