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01-22-2011, 08:47 AM

#57751

JABDIP

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Originally Posted by maddogmax

I too was one of the 95% for 25 yrs until I had foot surgery with a 6 month recovery period than it does become a big deal. Sure wish I had my 1300 hrs of sick leave back.

Puts a different prospective on being a 95%er when you look at having had 2200 hours of 100% just go away. 330,000 bucks gone.

01-22-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ferd149

You're right, and something I've been nervous about since the merger. But, I've been encouraged by the growth in Asia (757s to ROR, MNL, and a 767 down to CAN plus bigger jets to other places). But, every time I see an Alaska jet headed between HNL and PDX or SEA I want to go over at key it. Also, how much more can we pack into that bag called ATL........ie, the increased utilization on this AE?

Overall, I'm encouraged..........now if they will just put more flying into LAX

Ferd,

Heard that LAX ER flying is pretty bad. Lots of low time Hawaii flying, all nighters and early East Coast stuff. Haven't you got them to change that yet? I'm not making the big move out to the Valley if the LAX flying stinks!!!

01-22-2011, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ExAF

And to think I was given a warning by the moderators for calling someone a douchebag in another thread in the past.

It's at moderators discretion. If you bag on someone they don't particularly like then they let it slide. If you post political opinions that support a particular party they let it slide.

01-22-2011, 09:03 AM

#57754

Columbia

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Originally Posted by JABDIP

Puts a different prospective on being a 95%er when you look at having had 2200 hours of 100% just go away. 330,000 bucks gone.

Yikes-I wonder if supplemental insurance (i.e. Aflac) would cover the value of saved sick leave, especially a massive amount?

01-22-2011, 09:03 AM

#57755

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Originally Posted by capncrunch

It's at moderators discretion. If you bag on someone they don't particularly like then they let it slide. If you post political opinions that support a particular party they let it slide.

Not true. Many Mods, myself included are a little more pragmatic. Things that have to go are cuss words, nude photos, name calling of another member and political content that slams a person or party but not a discussion of an issue that effects us. Opinions in these areas are a gray area in which I normally report the post and let all of the mods weigh in on.
*Oh and one thing I always watch for is items that are reposted from a company website that are copyrighted, or information that is posted with a specific name attached to them. Ya know, the stuff that is not designed to be here.

As always you can report a post and it pops up in the moderator forums for the 13 different moderators to 1) weigh in on, or 2) Moderate said post.

01-22-2011, 09:22 AM

#57756

maddogmax

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Originally Posted by JABDIP

Puts a different prospective on being a 95%er when you look at having had 2200 hours of 100% just go away. 330,000 bucks gone.

The biggest difference between the two sick leaves policies was that at NWA there was an incentive to NOT abuse sick leave while at Delta the "use it or lose it" policy encourages it.

01-22-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot

Not true. Many Mods, myself included are a little more pragmatic.

ExAF just said he has been moderated for calling someone a dou€he. Now there has been two pages untouched using the same term. I'm just calling it as I see it.

01-22-2011, 09:36 AM

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01-22-2011, 10:28 AM

#57759

Superpilot92

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question, if the ATL 320 base comes true how senior do you think it'd go?

01-22-2011, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Cogf16

Sick leave being 75% instead of 100%? Are you talking about the 95+% of guys who use less than the threshold required to make the pay less than 100%

In the past, I've flown with F/Os that have been coughing or sneezing in the cockpit, and I've asked them to call in sick at the next station. Now, given our crummy sick leave policy, I no longer do that, since I don't want that person's paycheck to be affected.

Lo and behold, now I've flown with many more sick guys, and I've gotten sick much more. Now, because of this and one minor medical issue, I'm on 75% sick pay, too. This policy needs to change.

I would bet that pilot sick leave usage has increased under the current contract.