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12-05-2021, 10:24 AM
#311
FO
Joined APC: Sep 2015
Position: 73N
Posts: 250
I’m looking for a sanity check. Next week I have my 1st day of long call and it’s the only day of long call. It’s also followed by a golden day.
So if I am not assigned a trip by 23:59 the night prior night (or midnight), I’m free because of the golden day? Yes?
So if I am not assigned a trip by 23:59 the night prior night (or midnight), I’m free because of the golden day? Yes?
12-05-2021, 11:53 AM
#312
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2014
Position: Drivin’ the bus
Posts: 728
Negative. You could receive a call at 0001 for a 12:01 report. Fly all afternoon and block in at 23:29 scheduled. Released at 23:59. This would be a legal assignment.
Likely? Depends on coverage. But it is possible.
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12-05-2021, 12:35 PM
#313
Roll’n Thunder
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: Pilot
Posts: 3,836
The above post is correct. While you must be released from LC by noon, they can still assign you a trip as long as it releases on or before 2359.
12-05-2021, 12:47 PM
#314
FO
Joined APC: Sep 2015
Position: 73N
Posts: 250
12-05-2021, 03:58 PM
#316
seeing the large hubs...
Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: 73N A
Posts: 3,747
You should get PB days for flying on X days and golden days, but they have to be added by the training planner, not scheduling. So it takes a few days after you trip to get done usually.
12-05-2021, 05:19 PM
#317
Can’t find crew pickup
Joined APC: Jun 2021
Posts: 2,235
12-05-2021, 05:49 PM
#318
FO
Joined APC: Sep 2015
Position: 73N
Posts: 250
Example: “OK” was on my schedule for OE completion and I had 2 days of long call on my schedule immediately following. Somehow, the rest of the month was “waiting OE completion.”
They corrected it within an hour of the email.
12-06-2021, 08:25 PM
#319
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Posts: 106
You'll actually bid for your schedule during the normal bid process. You'll have a "shadow period" of days where everything put on your line during that period is just for pay purposes, but is dropped back into the pot for others to bid. Everything after your shadow period will stay and you'll work them as scheduled as long as you're done with OE. I think there were some scheduling updates sent out by the union with some good information, but it's nearly impossible to quickly find anything in the union website and I'm not finding it right now.
Most guys try to stuff as much of their schedule into the shadow period as possible. Meaning they find the highest time trips and bid those and try to find a 5 day that starts on the last day of the shadow bid period. Even though only the first day of the trip touches the shadow period, it's all dropped with pay.
Most guys try to stuff as much of their schedule into the shadow period as possible. Meaning they find the highest time trips and bid those and try to find a 5 day that starts on the last day of the shadow bid period. Even though only the first day of the trip touches the shadow period, it's all dropped with pay.
12-07-2021, 02:45 AM
#320
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2016
Position: Looking left
Posts: 3,378
If you aren’t aware, there is a PBS Reference Handbook put out by DALPA. Lots of good info there to include how to bid during months with training.
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