Originally Posted by tsquare

I suppose that could be believable on one of the condo birds. I am pretty sure that thing is heavy. If it were a straight -ER though, I would still find it a little difficult to believe.

Originally Posted by cornbeef007

My hope is that no corilation exists between airline reviews and engine failures.
www.deltareallysucks.com
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/10/01/worst-airlines-in-the-us/
http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/department-of-transportation-votes-delta-as-worst-airline/23101

Originally Posted by tsquare

Originally Posted by iaflyer

It not the weight, it's the CG. The condo planes do weigh more, but they have a high gross TO weight too, 412K if I remember correctly (due to the winglets I thnk). The normal ERs have a 408K TO weight I think.

Also, JFK-TLV-JFK used to be an 767-300ER, with a condo. Now, it's a 747-400, which I'm sure can do it, as someone pointed out, but you have to have the loads for it.

Originally Posted by LeineLodge

I'm trying to figure out how to play the last few days of reserve this month. So far:

I'm up to 57 hours of credit.

I have 1 GS of 8 hours, which I'm told is single-pay NO credit above reserve guarantee.


The way I understand this is that if I do nothing else for the month, my paycheck will reflect 78 hours. My question is then if I fly another 20 hours of credit, bringing me up to 77, what will I be paid?

I will no longer be getting any reserve guarantee because my credit exceeded 70 hours. Does the 8 hours of GS just ride above my credit? Using my example of 77 hours of credit, would I now be paid 85 hours? Or does credit above 70 hours begin offsetting the GS pay, ie I still only get 78 hours?

I would like to think not, but just checking before I start YS the rest of my reserve days for nothing. If that's the case, I'll just lay low and hope the phone doesn't ring.

Originally Posted by RockyBoy

If you fly another 20 hours bringing your credit to 77 hours you will get paid the 77 hours of credit plus the 8 hours of GS pay at single pay for 85 hours. What should happen is if you get to the GS trigger of 75 hours credit during a month of reserve, your GS pay should go to double pay like a regular block holder gets, but it doesn't.

Originally Posted by LeineLodge

Thanks Rocky,

That's what I thought but wanted to make sure before I worked for "free". I agree with your idea about the reserve gs trigger. It would be one of many things to brings reserves up to real pilot status.