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02-21-2018, 06:58 PM

#7231

3GreenKSNA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bigtime209

They will not do this as your required 30 hours of rest will be a problem.

Forgot about those minor regulatory details.

Any other ideas?

Trade the whole month around during the ATTOT window?

Obviously short notice.

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02-21-2018, 07:07 PM

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highfarfast

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 3GreenKSNA

Trade the whole month around during the ATTOT window?

Good luck with that. I find it nearly impossible to shift a trip to another trip by freaking day. CS sets things so that I can’t simply trade a trip to different days during the ATTOT window or at any other time after and no one ever seems to be willing to trade p2p for different days either. So whatever days I’m working on the original line, that’s what I’m gonna work. :-(

It’s such that when I’m sorting a bid, there is nothing more important that the specific days I want and the total days I want off. I can trade into and/or pick OT for anything else.

02-21-2018, 07:21 PM

#7233

Bigpimppilot

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They will not because they couldn’t fly you on day 7 and would have to pay you on your day off at the outstation and the travel day home. Then a day off in base. They are very unlikely to compress more than 5 on 2 off at your request.

02-22-2018, 04:48 AM

#7234

bigtime209

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Has anyone every successfully called Swaps on the phone and told them exactly what you're trying to do and had them work with you?

02-22-2018, 04:56 AM

#7235

Pedro4President

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Originally Posted by Pat2389

Swaps and drops on reserve has been pretty good to me. However that was when I needed a specific day and was willing to swap for any other off day. That 6-1-6-1 and mini vacation scenario seems unlikely, but I’ve never tried it.

Try and try again. What base are you in? If you are an FO in ORD you can ask for a PO or PVD.

02-22-2018, 05:01 AM

#7236

SkylineAviation

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bigtime209

Has anyone every successfully called Swaps on the phone and told them exactly what you're trying to do and had them work with you?

Next to never...I can think of handful of times but it's so rare I've just stopped trying. If it's not cut and dry within the RF or email there's no explaining and they'll do as they want. Maybe you'll have better luck

02-22-2018, 06:32 AM

#7237

yeahbutstill

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Originally Posted by Seaplane

They are allowing it for now because sooo many FOs in ORD are not even close to consolidation. They are happy to trade it and put your old trip into open time in ORD, so they can dice it up and give it to reserves. Most DFW reserves are consolidated. That will change in the next month or 2. DFW is about to get a lot of new low time FOs and they will keep the flying in DFW to consolidate them.

What happens if you dont get 100 hours by your consolidation date? Are you able to fly with a check airman AFTER your consolidation date or it has to be before in order to extend your con date by 30 days?