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08-27-2021, 12:59 PM

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KelvinHelmholtz

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Originally Posted by 13pro

DTW sucks as a commuter. Every month more trips start at 630a. It’s ridiculous. Just look at the open time pot. Nearly every trip starts before 7a. This wasn’t the case until a few months ago. We have lost over 100 pilots in the past 3 months, and every month my schedule gets less commutable. Should be getting better, not worse.

All bases suck as a commuter unless you can hold 5 day trips. DTW 200 is pretty commutable but the trips suck. Pretty much all the 4 days are worth 16 hours and you will be lucky to fly 50 hours a month a line holder.

08-27-2021, 01:27 PM

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flyingfiddler

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Originally Posted by KelvinHelmholtz

Im assuming you’re on the 900 though if you are touting the “amazing QOL” Endeavor has. I used to say the same thing before I flew the 200.

I spent 2 years as a 200CA, and honestly I had a better schedule than I do now on the 9...

08-27-2021, 01:29 PM

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flyingfiddler

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Originally Posted by KelvinHelmholtz

Next month every trip is commutable for me and I credit 83hrs. All 4 days...

08-27-2021, 01:55 PM

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DTSguy

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Next month every trip is commutable for me and I credit 83hrs. All 4 days...

How many trips? I’m trying to get a feel for what to expect. Thanks

08-27-2021, 02:21 PM

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Green Needles

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How many trips? I’m trying to get a feel for what to expect. Thanks

Expect min days off no matter what. We are very short-staffed, and it's going to get worse.

08-27-2021, 02:34 PM

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KelvinHelmholtz

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Originally Posted by flyingfiddler

I spent 2 years as a 200CA, and honestly I had a better schedule than I do now on the 9...

In what way?? I assume you could hold 5 day trips?

that’s the only way to get more than 12 days off on the 200 in DTW. The trips are absolute trash. Better off bidding reserve

08-27-2021, 03:12 PM

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Zerosilver84

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Line holder in atl..it's going to.be min days off for a while. Need to be at least top 30% to hold more than min days off. Hoping the slowdown in travel allows for more days off but highly doubt it. Trips are just inefficient...no reason to have 13 days off next month and only credit 77 hrs. I have 5 4 day trips...

08-27-2021, 03:56 PM

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KelvinHelmholtz

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flyingfiddler probably was a 2015-2016 hire. Held a line straight out of training in NY with 17-18 days off since trips were so much better back then. Upgraded after 18 months with decent captain seniority. I find these pilots to be extremely out of touch with pilots hired 2017 or later.

08-27-2021, 06:26 PM

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JulesWinfield

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200 sucks because the legs are short, so the trip credit is usually min day. Less productive days means less days off. On the 900, a lot of the long legs were replaced by the A220, so that killed a lot of the more efficient trips.