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09-05-2024, 11:18 AM
#1902
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18 hours (or 10 hours) are protections, not prohibitions, that only you can waive.
09-05-2024, 12:58 PM
#1903
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I am a little bit confused by the estimated line count for October. They are estimating my NB category to go from ~29% reserves in September, to ~17% reserves in October. A very slight increase in block hours, but really not much. Why the big cut in reserves? Are they just planning to throw a lot more lineholders in the min credit window? Curious as to if there is any rhyme or reason, that is a lot less reserves than in August, so I guess it will be a lot harder to get the days off I want. Didn't expect that, since October should be slow.
09-05-2024, 01:28 PM
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Let's say they posted SC open time for 1-day available group. Could that be YS on an X-day?
09-05-2024, 01:39 PM
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09-05-2024, 02:05 PM
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I am not aware of a mechanism to sit SC on a X Day,
09-05-2024, 02:56 PM
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iI is possible to YS to be first to fly on X days. Ensure you understand all the implications of this, should you ever want to try it, because you will be “flying for free” in most cases. The only time I can think of where this makes much sense, Is if you are already “Full”, and want to make some more money. YS on a X day is above GS on the coverage ladder, if you think a GS won’t get to you. You will not get any PB days for this.
I am not aware of a mechanism to sit SC on a X Day,
I am not aware of a mechanism to sit SC on a X Day,
Add to the list of reasons to YS rotations on X-days is an attempt to get FULL before end-of-the month LC days..
09-05-2024, 04:02 PM
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I am a little bit confused by the estimated line count for October. They are estimating my NB category to go from ~29% reserves in September, to ~17% reserves in October. A very slight increase in block hours, but really not much. Why the big cut in reserves? Are they just planning to throw a lot more lineholders in the min credit window? Curious as to if there is any rhyme or reason, that is a lot less reserves than in August, so I guess it will be a lot harder to get the days off I want. Didn't expect that, since October should be slow.
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09-05-2024, 04:17 PM
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My category has a similar situation and I too am trying to read those tea leaves. Maybe if the ALV was higher, then the current excess staffing would still remain because pilots bidding lines would absorb more of the rotations available in order to reach the higher ALB? But because of the annual averages in place, the system forcing a low ALV in the category and therefore less flying can be “shoved” onto pilots’ schedules via PBS?
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09-05-2024, 05:31 PM
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