Any "Latest & Greatest about Delta?" Part 2
06-04-2023, 03:41 PM
#2241
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2020
Position: Enoch Powell Enthusiast
Posts: 2,283
Not worthy of a new thread, but I thought it was worth a mention:
The inventor of the modern GPWS system passed away last week.
Pretty sure this system saved my sorry ar** in Yuma a couple of decades ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Donald_Bateman
Not all heroes wear capes. His Presidential Medal of Freedom was well earned.
The inventor of the modern GPWS system passed away last week.
Pretty sure this system saved my sorry ar** in Yuma a couple of decades ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Donald_Bateman
Not all heroes wear capes. His Presidential Medal of Freedom was well earned.
06-04-2023, 05:23 PM
#2243
Roll’n Thunder
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: Pilot
Posts: 3,836
I haven't used it personally but know a couple who have. If you can hold 30 hour layovers on your fleet you can jam your entire month's worth of flying into 14 days on PBS then drop the leave on top of it. Gets you the whole month off. You could also bid reserve and put all your days in one block, although you're going to have a few extra reserve days left over since you're always going to have more than 14 LC days. I think the lineholder way would probably get you a little more pay for the month. Of course in either scenario if you jam all that work into the beginning of the month that leaves ~2 weeks at the end of the month to land a GS.
06-04-2023, 06:11 PM
#2244
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: B737 FO
Posts: 709
As far as using it, I tied in to a week of VAC, so I got an entire month off with 84 hours of pay. As long as it's not on any of the blackout dates they can't deny it, so go crazy and take time off whenever you want and make some plans more than a month out for once!
06-04-2023, 10:56 PM
#2245
Line Holder
Joined APC: Dec 2021
Posts: 83
yeah it’s pretty awesome. I also got the whole month off by bidding all my trips in the first half of the month. I also had a carryover trip at the end of the previous month that got dropped with pay, so I was able to pick up a GS over part of that footprint.
06-05-2023, 01:59 PM
#2248
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: B737 FO
Posts: 709
Also there may be a requirement for minimum notice in the PWA (don't have it handy right now).
06-06-2023, 06:18 AM
#2249
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Joined APC: Mar 2007
Position: Petting Zoo
Posts: 2,090
Backend deviations
Question for the smarter folks
Trip ended with DH leg this morning. I deviated and came home last night instead.
So...can I pick stuff up today? Do I need 10/12 hours from the originally scheduled end of rotatio or from when it actually ended?
I see WS going out today, trying to figure it out before I call scheds
Thanks
Trip ended with DH leg this morning. I deviated and came home last night instead.
So...can I pick stuff up today? Do I need 10/12 hours from the originally scheduled end of rotatio or from when it actually ended?
I see WS going out today, trying to figure it out before I call scheds
Thanks
06-06-2023, 06:20 AM
#2250
Roll’n Thunder
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: Pilot
Posts: 3,836
Question for the smarter folks
Trip ended with DH leg this morning. I deviated and came home last night instead.
So...can I pick stuff up today? Do I need 10/12 hours from the originally scheduled end of rotatio or from when it actually ended?
I see WS going out today, trying to figure it out before I call scheds
Thanks
Trip ended with DH leg this morning. I deviated and came home last night instead.
So...can I pick stuff up today? Do I need 10/12 hours from the originally scheduled end of rotatio or from when it actually ended?
I see WS going out today, trying to figure it out before I call scheds
Thanks
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