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08-13-2012, 01:05 PM
#2031
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2012
Position: E-175 CA
Posts: 339
Just got the word they're sending me to TPA this weekend. Been in IAD on reserve all month, now I get to move around again!
Word is they have LOTS of trips in open time down in TPA for the Saab starting on the 19th. Seems the backlog in MSP is pretty bad apparently. Something like 4 trips a day in open time. I'm gonna be busy. Beats staring at the inside of a hotel room all day waiting for a call.
Word is they have LOTS of trips in open time down in TPA for the Saab starting on the 19th. Seems the backlog in MSP is pretty bad apparently. Something like 4 trips a day in open time. I'm gonna be busy. Beats staring at the inside of a hotel room all day waiting for a call.
08-13-2012, 06:36 PM
#2034
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 268
Just got the word they're sending me to TPA this weekend. Been in IAD on reserve all month, now I get to move around again!
Word is they have LOTS of trips in open time down in TPA for the Saab starting on the 19th. Seems the backlog in MSP is pretty bad apparently. Something like 4 trips a day in open time. I'm gonna be busy. Beats staring at the inside of a hotel room all day waiting for a call.
Word is they have LOTS of trips in open time down in TPA for the Saab starting on the 19th. Seems the backlog in MSP is pretty bad apparently. Something like 4 trips a day in open time. I'm gonna be busy. Beats staring at the inside of a hotel room all day waiting for a call.
I know several lines had already been built for TDY pilots in TPA, but there still is a lot of open time left to cover.
08-14-2012, 11:39 AM
#2035
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2006
Position: Lovin' life at .4 (ish) mach
Posts: 1,317
All the TPA Saab flying from about the 13th through the end of the month was dumped into open time. They didn't want to build schedules that had pilots sitting for almost two weeks doing nothing.
I know several lines had already been built for TDY pilots in TPA, but there still is a lot of open time left to cover.
I know several lines had already been built for TDY pilots in TPA, but there still is a lot of open time left to cover.
08-14-2012, 11:57 PM
#2036
Thuggin it out
Joined APC: Aug 2006
Position: Rollin' Down tha 405
Posts: 2,571
I'm on the list to do TDY in TPA, but I'd like to go to IAD or ATL. How has the flying been in ATL or IAD? I was supposed to start IOE this am, but the captain called out sick, so hopefully I can get it knocked out fast and get back to flying, looks like I have 2 weeks off before I come back to finish IOE.
From CKB its just CKB-MGW-IAD or maybe CKB-IAD. Then you do the occasional IAD-SHD-BKW-IAD. All-in-all it's not bad as long as you know how to be out early!
PROTIP: If you wanna be out early from IAD have your FO (Or you if you're the CA) personally walk up to the gate agent 30 prior and ask to board ASAP. If there's no other flight boarding just stand there until they start the announcements to board.
What will happen ordinarily is you ask to board 45 minutes prior, 40 minutes prior, 35 minutes prior and finally 15 minutes prior. The first pax gets on 10 minutes prior and you're 10 late.
You've gotta be PROACTIVE in IAD....
It's like you're doing someone else's job...
...but that's the Dulles way!
08-15-2012, 04:41 AM
#2037
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: Airbus 320 Right Seat
Posts: 1,442
I did some of my ioe out I Dulles, it was pretty simple flying.. That A terminal is a hot mess tho ... Too many people and too many departures out of one rat size junk terminal ,,, however they do have a five guys ,... So it moved up to notch 1 in my book.
08-15-2012, 08:43 AM
#2038
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2012
Position: I'm Buying
Posts: 416
08-15-2012, 05:32 PM
#2039
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 268
The IAD stuff is so simple.
From CKB its just CKB-MGW-IAD or maybe CKB-IAD. Then you do the occasional IAD-SHD-BKW-IAD. All-in-all it's not bad as long as you know how to be out early!
PROTIP: If you wanna be out early from IAD have your FO (Or you if you're the CA) personally walk up to the gate agent 30 prior and ask to board ASAP. If there's no other flight boarding just stand there until they start the announcements to board.
What will happen ordinarily is you ask to board 45 minutes prior, 40 minutes prior, 35 minutes prior and finally 15 minutes prior. The first pax gets on 10 minutes prior and you're 10 late.
You've gotta be PROACTIVE in IAD....
It's like you're doing someone else's job...
...but that's the Dulles way!
From CKB its just CKB-MGW-IAD or maybe CKB-IAD. Then you do the occasional IAD-SHD-BKW-IAD. All-in-all it's not bad as long as you know how to be out early!
PROTIP: If you wanna be out early from IAD have your FO (Or you if you're the CA) personally walk up to the gate agent 30 prior and ask to board ASAP. If there's no other flight boarding just stand there until they start the announcements to board.
What will happen ordinarily is you ask to board 45 minutes prior, 40 minutes prior, 35 minutes prior and finally 15 minutes prior. The first pax gets on 10 minutes prior and you're 10 late.
You've gotta be PROACTIVE in IAD....
It's like you're doing someone else's job...
...but that's the Dulles way!
08-15-2012, 07:11 PM
#2040
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2011
Posts: 787
But if you're not delayed apparently you still have to fill them out...which in many cases could cause delay. Filling out a delay form, even though not delayed, thus causing a delay. Plot for Inception 2? A delay within a delay within another delay. Mind=blown.
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