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Speaking about short call, how come when I ask for it I never get it, but I always get it on the first day of my reserve days. Since I CHOOSE to commute I have to be here a day prior... Short call must be fixed! P.s. I am already in the least desired category in the company, bidding a different aircraft was not going to get me off reserve.
According to many on this board, the -9 is the most desireable category on the property. It's the manly man jet, makes your chest hair grow, builds muscle and character and does everything well including making lots of money.
I don't disagree with any of this personally and hope it gets a stay of execution. One thing is for sure, good old fashioned pilot skills are required on the -9.
I'm a commuter too and have seen my commute options shrink (from 9/day to 2/day) to the point that - to be legal - I also have to commute the day prior. I cannot wait for the May AE to bid to a commutable base and out of JFK - yeah, I cant same day commute to NYC - unbelievable. I feel your pain.
Dragon, as with most things, each scheduler has their own method. Really, it is not a department policy on how they assign it. Some do as you say, others do it by seniority, others just assign it by bypassing the first two or three than all of the four day guys or on international categories all of the five day plus guys.
Point is there is no set method in which to derive expectations from.
Point is there is no set method in which to derive expectations from.
I know they like the flexibility of no rules so there will be resistance but It's worth while to look at IMHO.
Would there be a cost associated with assigning raw score points to SC? I can't think of any reason not too. I also wonder if dropping your raw by 15pts is too little?
Man I might have to hit the books on the 88. I've not seen that thing in a while.
Man I might have to hit the books on the 88. I've not seen that thing in a while.
By the way, I live in base. I'm just fighting for those who don't.
Why don't we bid on them just like we bid on EVERYTHING else we do in this bizness... oh that's right, because seniority doesn't apply to reserves... my bad.
I proposed that you get a 3-5:15 credit for SC, but it would only be used at the end of the month. It would be added to your total credit that you had flow. If you broke guarantee with that added credit great, but if not great too. This was pilot could not game certain day for SC and then be farther down the list for assignments. Along with that, if they go to assigning SC to junior guys it does not kill the senior guys by making them fly the first trips that pop up. In the end it would still honor seniority in the assignment portion of Section 23 but allow a person to bid SC and possibly gain a few extra hrs of pay for it.
This plan would not automatically add hrs to ones pay, they would need to work to make that happen, and because of that, it would more than likely be received warmly by the other side of the table.
Thoughts?
This plan would not automatically add hrs to ones pay, they would need to work to make that happen, and because of that, it would more than likely be received warmly by the other side of the table.
Thoughts?
No it is the reason I stated above. I have SC tomorrow, but to get out of it, I Yellow Slip a trip today. That cuts down on their allowable SC pilots by me gaming the system. If we bid for SC's you will be seeing six a month whereas currently the average reservist is seeing about 2.5 per month.
Obviously, hence my problem with it. My getting to work is not their concern, its mine. As long as I show up on time when asked, it should not concern them where I am. Throwing out SC on the fist day just to stick a shiv in the side of commuters is BS.
By the way, I live in base. I'm just fighting for those who don't.
By the way, I live in base. I'm just fighting for those who don't.
Interesting conversation this morning about SC with a scheduler. Seems they are basing who gets it on how many times they have done it. In other words, I was told you already have 3 and yesterday I only assigned up to guys with 2. Maybe there really is a method to their madness.
If the cookie crumbles the wrong way, you could do a lot of SC in short amount of time. Last month, I think I did 3 SC in one week.
I know they need people on SC and don't mind doing my share, but I wish there was SOME system for how it SC was assigned. That way, you could say, "well, I got SC today but there's a decent chance I won't get it until everyone else has done a SC".
I'm also a big fan of getting a credit in the RAW score for SC.
I proposed that you get a 3-5:15 credit for SC, but it would only be used at the end of the month. It would be added to your total credit that you had flow. If you broke guarantee with that added credit great, but if not great too. This was pilot could not game certain day for SC and then be farther down the list for assignments. Along with that, if they go to assigning SC to junior guys it does not kill the senior guys by making them fly the first trips that pop up. In the end it would still honor seniority in the assignment portion of Section 23 but allow a person to bid SC and possibly gain a few extra hrs of pay for it.
This plan would not automatically add hrs to ones pay, they would need to work to make that happen, and because of that, it would more than likely be received warmly by the other side of the table.
Thoughts?
This plan would not automatically add hrs to ones pay, they would need to work to make that happen, and because of that, it would more than likely be received warmly by the other side of the table.
Thoughts?
Or another alternative is 1 hr Pay for each SC and start crediting Res trips like Reg trips. Again we could allow up to MLV so that RES availability is not reduced.
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