forgot to bid

23,201... but round 1 was brutal for me. I was about to just give up. Seriously, Faro? Where the heck is that?

I was better off in rounds 2 and 3. I think I missed Istanbul by 4 miles and Rome by 10.

LivingTheDream

Been dropping my whole line for about 7/8 years. You're not far off on your guess about the pay hrs...and until very recently, been getting the pay for about 50/55hrs of block. (Now the pay will stay the same, but looks like I'll fly about 60/65hrs of block.)

My seniority has varied from 20 to 30/35 above reserve. My quality of life/trips/time off/pay has been way above what my seniority could hold.

Caution! This is graduate level stuff...do not attempt this without knowing section 12, 23, and PBS cold!

Also, if junior, must live an hour or less from the parking lot...Plus; must have 200 or better pilots in your category, and probably only works in ATL & DTW, i.e., must be in a category where they make up trips everyday. As always, YMMV, do your homework!

Good Hunting!

P.S. Does not involve trip parking...don't know anything about it, and as my wife will tell you, nobody likes me, so I probably couldn't find any friends to swap with anyways!

forgot to bid

HA! Very funny. My wife wouldn't say it that way, she'd be more subtle but same point "do you have any friends you could swap with?"

I'm not going to do it because I am so far junior and live 1:30 from the crew room when you add the bus. And besides when I see the seniority numbers that WS's go to that's all I need to do about how senior you have to be.

But I knew it had to be a money maker or I wouldn't hear so much about it.

Boomer

How's 22,525 for a regional guy who's never been overseas?

I thought I tanked on round 1, but did OK in Round 3, where the points can really add up. I missed Barcelona by 4 miles, Madrid by 14, and Istanbul by 23. The rest I was just throwing darts.

I was only 19 miles off target for Dresden - I think that's better than some guys did with B-17s.

dragon

26175, darn Germans!

LivingTheDream

During one particular "discussion", my wife actually said,..."you know, nobody likes you". Of course instead of doing the smart thing, I calmly responded, "really...out of 7 billion people on this planet, not one person likes me...I find that extremely difficult to believe"...did not go over very well.

Bucking Bar

Eisenhower should have named his side Warsteiner and Stalin's side Oettinger. That way we could keep the place straight and even have some idea what it smells and tastes like.

Bucking Bar

True story during a similar discussion ... .

Girlfriend: You're arrogant
Me: and what is your point?
Girlfriend: You say things with such condensation
Me: You mean, cold and wet, or rainy?
Girlfriend: See

BTW: She now has a Masters Degree and runs an Human Resource Department.

TheWagman

This paragraph was inserted in a story about our NYC expansion. SCOPE!!!

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Boomer

I had a similar conversation once. Unfortunately, the horrific beating I took afterward has left little actual memory of the event.