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04-17-2010, 10:57 AM
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A better reflection of how much we are working would be our RAW scores. Go look at the reserve availability lists. Last month my RAW ended at 170. I was not even close to the highest. I saw a guy with over 180. I flew a 5 day at the end of March, had 1 day off and then flew a 4 day. I then had 1 day off and had another 5 days on. I got sick on the last day of my 4 day so I didn't fly the other 5.
The coverage for 320 B in DTW will be going black on most days soon. If you look, a lot of the blue days are only 1-2 bodies above required coverage.
The coverage for 320 B in DTW will be going black on most days soon. If you look, a lot of the blue days are only 1-2 bodies above required coverage.
7ER NYC doesn't look like folks fly much but international is just so different than domestic when it comes to this. It worth having people on reserve to cover that one bad IROPS day even if they don't fly much if at all the rest of the month. DTW 747 is flying a decent amount it looks like...
04-17-2010, 11:00 AM
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04-17-2010, 11:04 AM
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04-17-2010, 11:19 AM
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I got it to submit, but I think it will be denied. I just looked at the Pilot Reserve Levels for May, and the day I want is already under min coverage.
Any ideas on how I could get that day off? I would really like not work that day, but it is my last reserve day.
04-17-2010, 11:28 AM
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The Training Dept wants to put DGS into the Simulator as a seat filler for a pilot getting a checkride during recurrent and initial training. No medical, no license, no age limit, doesn't even have to be qualified....not a good thing. Can't even fail the DGS since he doesn't have a license but the seniority list pilot could fail because of some old geezer who hasn't been in the cockpit for years.
I can say based on experience hat this is a really bad idea.
I went to training by myself both times and was promised seat fillers but got different DGS seat fillers for 303, 304, 403 and 404. Each seat filler was different, most not standardized, one hard of hearing...
All the instructors told me it was "good that I'm by myself, because I will get more attention." In reality the instructor tries to play pilot, instructor and sim controller simultaneously with predictably poor results for each position.
The DGS guys are nice but a CRM disaster.
They don't fly the line anymore and there are many that never had an airline job (no disrespect to the DGS guys)
Training needs to be done with current line pilots sitting in A and B seats period, no exceptions.
Checking in the sim needs to be done by current LCAs for quality assurance so we don't get the disconnect between the sim and OE.
Even though I haven't experienced it I have a feeling the PNWA training setup was more consistent and of higher quality.
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04-17-2010, 11:35 AM
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I'm going to make a wild assumption here but I doubt we'd ever see the Saudi MD-90s or make our MD-90s match the Saudi/717 version. The reason being is a) look how slow other somewhat simple upgrades were to the ER category aircraft such as the TWA 757s, and b) wouldn't we practically have to go through Boeing on the STC? Why would Boeing help us circumvent buying new 738s from them?
I wonder if the rumors are true that this happened:
AirTran: "We'd like a larger 717 with greater range."
Boeing: "Great, here you go, the 737-800."
AirTran: "No, we'd like a 717 that is bigger and has greater range."
Boeing: "No problem, here you go, we call it the 737-800."
AirTran: "Fine."
And I think Ryan Air showed up in AirTran colors with A320s. And then I think 9/11 happened and AirTran ordered a bunch of 737s later for cheap.
All that to say we might be running into the same brick wall if we ever entertained the idea of upgrading the 90 fleet.
I wonder if the rumors are true that this happened:
AirTran: "We'd like a larger 717 with greater range."
Boeing: "Great, here you go, the 737-800."
AirTran: "No, we'd like a 717 that is bigger and has greater range."
Boeing: "No problem, here you go, we call it the 737-800."
AirTran: "Fine."
And I think Ryan Air showed up in AirTran colors with A320s. And then I think 9/11 happened and AirTran ordered a bunch of 737s later for cheap.
All that to say we might be running into the same brick wall if we ever entertained the idea of upgrading the 90 fleet.
You're right about buying new airplanes but I don't think Boeing would have any say on the used fleet.
Its a matter of economics...
Used MD90 is $5-6M, new 73N is probably $30-40M (bought in bulk ;-)
That's a lot of cash you can spend on mods before even comeing close to half the price of a new one.
AA made their own screwdriver tails for their MD80s. FNWA tech modified the pressure controller and got rid of the clatter wheel...
TechOps would just make their own kits to convert the cockpits.
I'm doubtful this will happen unless we see double digit growth...
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04-17-2010, 11:40 AM
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That being said, always put it in because at any given time during the PCS run the coverage might be there and you might get it.Denny
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