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04-16-2023, 07:58 PM

#961

20Fathoms

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Joined APC: Mar 2019

Posts: 1,015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gulfasaurus

If you have a YS for flying and a YS for getting assigned short call, which one gets run first? Would this be a reasonable way to express a preference of "I'd like one of these trips, otherwise I'd like short call"?

Not sure if it’s written down anywhere so not quite positive on this but I believe they assign trips first and short calls later. Your trip YS would go through, but I believe even a trip that doesn’t match your yellow slip request would take priority over your SC YS. For example you can’t say “That horrendous 5 day trip in open time looks unpleasant, I’d like a short call instead please”.

04-17-2023, 04:55 AM

#962

Whoopsmybad

Can’t find crew pickup

Joined APC: Jun 2021

Posts: 2,235

Quote:

Originally Posted by 20Fathoms

Also don’t forget that based on how many days you have on reserve available, you may not get the trip you want anyway. If you YS a 3 day but have 4 days available, and someone else only has 3 days, they can get the 3 day and you get the crappier 4 day.

04-17-2023, 03:34 PM

#963

Iceberg

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Joined APC: Nov 2016

Posts: 2,558

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whoopsmybad

On November 1st you will be able to yellow slip your way into a trip 1 day shorter than your availability and/or 1 raw bucket lower.

So you got that going for you, in 6 months, which is nice.

04-17-2023, 04:00 PM

#964

Whoopsmybad

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Joined APC: Jun 2021

Posts: 2,235

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceberg

On November 1st you will be able to yellow slip your way into a trip 1 day shorter than your availability and/or 1 raw bucket lower.

So you got that going for you, in 6 months, which is nice.

Agree, this is a nice reserve rule improvement, which we got lots of. I may be bidding reserve more soon.

04-17-2023, 04:11 PM

#965

crewdawg

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Joined APC: Jul 2006

Posts: 5,807

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whoopsmybad

Agree, this is a nice reserve rule improvement, which we got lots of. I may be bidding reserve more soon.

Ya, that is a nice option to have, especially if you can't GS/drop PB days to knock down the days on call. ...I mean, don't bid reserve at Delta, it's absolutely the worst!

04-17-2023, 05:43 PM

#966

Iceberg

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Joined APC: Nov 2016

Posts: 2,558

Quote:

Originally Posted by crewdawg

Ya, that is a nice option to have, especially if you can't GS/drop PB days to knock down the days on call. ...I mean, don't bid reserve at Delta, it's absolutely the worst!

Absolutely the worst. I think my previous post was probably in error!

04-21-2023, 06:21 AM

#967

Cappy70

On Reserve

Joined APC: Dec 2019

Posts: 10

Currently on SC that started at 1000. They put a trip on my schedule last night at 2000 that reports at 1400 in the SC window. I have not acknowledged that trip. They haven't called me about the trip once I started SC. They must contact me with a phone call on SC no matter what, correct? So if they never notify me I would not need to report for this trip?

04-21-2023, 06:28 AM

#968

CBreezy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cappy70

Yes. They are required to contact you unless it is placed on your schedule on a non-flying day prior to 9 hours before the start of your on call day or if you self-notify.

04-21-2023, 06:49 AM

#969

Cappy70

On Reserve

Joined APC: Dec 2019

Posts: 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBreezy

Yes. They are required to contact you unless it is placed on your schedule on a non-flying day prior to 9 hours before the start of your on call day or if you self-notify.

Thanks, and just so I understand completely they can't base that 9 hours off my 1000 SC start right? They can't say well we put the trip in iCrew before 0100 so a call is not required. The 9 hours in this case is from the beginning of the on call day, which for me was at 0001 for LC. So anything assigned after 1500 the day before on the no-fly day would require a phone call no matter what.