Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
05-02-2011, 01:54 PM
seeing the large hubs...
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Not true - he could have it on the Swap board as a courtesy so others could go above the ALV+15 limit. Then, with no takers, he could PD it (assuming there was coverage) or even APD it, assuming there was only 25% of the coverage needed.
05-02-2011, 02:02 PM
The Brown Dot +1
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Lets be serious - if you put a trip on the pilot to pilot swap board as a pickup only - it is GONE.
3,2,1, gone.
05-02-2011, 03:28 PM
seeing the large hubs...
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Yep - I don't know why more guys don't use it, even for swaps. I've had relatively decent luck with it. (when I had a line)
05-02-2011, 03:30 PM
Gets Weekends Off
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Let's be realistic. People put trips on the swap board for pickups because they can't drop them, not as a courtesy to fellow pilots. All this does is to allow more flexibility for line holders. Tsquare, I wholeheartedly agree the reserve system needs to be fixed. That is a function of the SOT or section 6. This is not a patch/fix/solution for reserves. This is a stand alone fix for pilot to pilot swap board.
05-02-2011, 03:41 PM
The Brown Dot +1
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Let's be realistic. People put trips on the swap board for pickups because they can't drop them, not as a courtesy to fellow pilots. All this does is to allow more flexibility for line holders. Tsquare, I wholeheartedly agree the reserve system needs to be fixed. That is a function of the SOT or section 6. This is not a patch/fix/solution for reserves. This is a stand alone fix for pilot to pilot swap board.
I still cannot understand how cross-base-swapping can do anything but reduce the number of pilots required to staff the airline.
a little off topic...does almost 1000 posts in 2 years mean my APC addiction is still under control or out of hand?
05-02-2011, 04:04 PM
Inventory survival kit ..
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05-02-2011, 04:18 PM
No longer cares
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Any pilot that posts a trip on the swap board as a P/U presently does so with full knowlege that his/her line will be reduced by that amount. Whether that pilot chooses to pick up open time, pick up another trip off the swap board (and if out of base were allowed that in base pilot would now have more options for him/her self), fill up by going negative on their bank, or just leave it alone is entirely up to that pilot. Just because YOU would do one thing, doesn't mean everybody would do the same thing. That pilot had their own reason for dropping that trip and the swap board is what gave the pilot the flexibility to fix his/her schedule the way he wanted it without the company getting involved in any way whatsoever.
You are quite welcome for the clarification.
You are quite welcome for the clarification.
05-02-2011, 04:19 PM
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Unless he PDs or calls in sick.... You have lost sight of the problem.. it is the reserve system.
05-02-2011, 04:20 PM
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And you are almost out of control. But like me, I am sure you can quit at any time...
05-02-2011, 04:22 PM
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