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01-19-2024, 07:49 AM
#2321
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Don't disagree with you on the 717. However, if they're senior WB A, they'd be one of the top few 320A in my base. Save the few that are clearly commuters (flying commutable 5-days) those guys mostly fly high time turns and sleep in their own bed every night or are doing 2 and 3 days trips, with 2 legs for the trip, to nice warm weather, beachy layovers. This month the top guy (vacation month) is flying 2 x 3-days trips, 2-legs, 47 hr PVR layover, worth 17+ hours. I'd cerainly take that over crappy winter weather in Europe right now.
01-19-2024, 07:49 AM
#2322
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01-19-2024, 07:51 AM
#2323
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But you're ignoring the fact that a "senior" WBA is going to be a SUPER senior NBA. They're not bidding more than 1 leg a day or easy Caribbean turns. I recently flew with a senior 765A who went 320A. He dropped all his trips and flew super easy one leg GS that deadhead back.
765 is boring flying and has a totally inadequate "rest area" where most don't sleep a wink. I'd bid off it too but not to a 320.
Once you fly true WB you'll understand.
01-19-2024, 08:12 AM
#2324
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Still not worth it. I'd rather fly a trip or two to FCO with 1 leg each way and a nice nap, and a good dinner while in the country. Work smarter, not harder, son.
765 is boring flying and has a totally inadequate "rest area" where most don't sleep a wink. I'd bid off it too but not to a 320.
Once you fly true WB you'll understand.
765 is boring flying and has a totally inadequate "rest area" where most don't sleep a wink. I'd bid off it too but not to a 320.
Once you fly true WB you'll understand.
And people sleep well enough in the Class II on the -400. I got a nap on every crossing I did on it except for 2. Of course I'd rather have a Class I, but it's not like it's a Class III, or worse yet the ironing board in the cockpit...
01-19-2024, 08:26 AM
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01-19-2024, 08:50 AM
#2326
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But you're ignoring the fact that a "senior" WBA is going to be a SUPER senior NBA. They're not bidding more than 1 leg a day or easy Caribbean turns. I recently flew with a senior 765A who went 320A. He dropped all his trips and flew super easy one leg GS that deadhead back.
01-19-2024, 08:53 AM
#2327
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Don't disagree with you on the 717. However, if they're senior WB A, they'd be one of the top few 320A in my base. Save the few that are clearly commuters (flying commutable 5-days) those guys mostly fly high time turns and sleep in their own bed every night or are doing 2 and 3 days trips, with 2 legs for the trip, to nice warm weather, beachy layovers. This month the top guy (vacation month) is flying 2 x 3-days trips, 2-legs, 47 hr PVR layover, worth 17+ hours. I'd cerainly take that over crappy winter weather in Europe right now.
330A->320A
Cant be that hard. Copy paste in reverse of the already approved short course. It's a sheer waste of time for a 330A to do a full IQ for 320A
01-19-2024, 09:08 AM
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What a great idea. Let's find an efficient way of moving a 330A down to 320A. It would make it much easier for MDs in the next downturn. In the meantime it provides a path the company can support for domestic only Captains when age 67 passes.
/S/
The gain for a handful of voluntary down bids isn't worth the risk of more efficient backwards movement.
01-19-2024, 09:35 AM
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Yup once you get this type of schedule it's like golden handcuffs, very difficult to leave.
Just want to clarify, the company should implement a backwards short course for same seat ie 350A->330A
330A->320A
Cant be that hard. Copy paste in reverse of the already approved short course. It's a sheer waste of time for a 330A to do a full IQ for 320A
Just want to clarify, the company should implement a backwards short course for same seat ie 350A->330A
330A->320A
Cant be that hard. Copy paste in reverse of the already approved short course. It's a sheer waste of time for a 330A to do a full IQ for 320A
