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12-02-2015, 09:02 AM
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In what way does aggressive pickup cost the company other than some initial manpower to implement it? It's one of the few win-win situations for the pilots and company. Crew support has to work a little bit less to assign trips, and pilots who commute to reserve can bid for the flying they actually want to do. I don't get it.
Award the pilots the trips they want (within DEFINED parameters) and allow the open time to be picked up by reserves or line pilots. Keep an adequate reserve compliment (at least 15%, not 5%) The amount of work that goes into keeping reserves from breaking guarantee or not paying open time at time and a half is mind boggling. And the simple fixes that are not put in place that would be huge QOL improvements should show everyone how much the company cares about the pilot group.
12-02-2015, 09:30 AM
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According to the rsr rep we should have about 100 fo and captains but Skywest is reluctant to open it up. So right now the base is stagnant,but everyone has seen a major increase in the flying. I was awarded 98 hours of block. Everyone I've talked to was awarded around the same. They are going to have to open up the base soon.
12-02-2015, 09:40 AM
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This obsession about getting a domicile quickly is chucklesome, while my experience may or may not be the rule, for a 20 year career to date, I have had to commute for about 15 of them. Commute=more than 1 hours flying time or 3+ hour car drive. With at least 1/2 in an airliner, and of the airline commute all more than 1000 air miles away.
2 choices, man up, and accept the reality that you will either have to commute or relocate frequently, or find another career choice. Sleeping on your Spider-Man sheets and gazing at your Fathead poster of Emminem in your mom and dads basement will have to end someday.
If the thought of not sleeping in your parents basement scares you, you are gonna love TDY reserve out of base, 5 days of glorious 1 3/4 star hotel sitting watching a tube tv with 3 channels and wifi with the speed of smoke signals, and you might get to go do a turn with the #1 bid avoid CA in the domicile.
2 choices, man up, and accept the reality that you will either have to commute or relocate frequently, or find another career choice. Sleeping on your Spider-Man sheets and gazing at your Fathead poster of Emminem in your mom and dads basement will have to end someday.
If the thought of not sleeping in your parents basement scares you, you are gonna love TDY reserve out of base, 5 days of glorious 1 3/4 star hotel sitting watching a tube tv with 3 channels and wifi with the speed of smoke signals, and you might get to go do a turn with the #1 bid avoid CA in the domicile.
12-02-2015, 11:31 AM
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It's all about control. AS and JO want to have all this control over the pilots even if it costs them in the long run. The simple fact is that what worked before 117 doesn't work anymore. We have all seen that with the reduced ability to drop trips and overall reserve efficiency. That it makes sense for them to DH a reserve from the west coast to MSP or ORD to cover a quick 1:30 RT vs allow a MSP or ORD pilot to stack that RT on the end of their trip is insane.
Award the pilots the trips they want (within DEFINED parameters) and allow the open time to be picked up by reserves or line pilots. Keep an adequate reserve compliment (at least 15%, not 5%) The amount of work that goes into keeping reserves from breaking guarantee or not paying open time at time and a half is mind boggling. And the simple fixes that are not put in place that would be huge QOL improvements should show everyone how much the company cares about the pilot group.
Award the pilots the trips they want (within DEFINED parameters) and allow the open time to be picked up by reserves or line pilots. Keep an adequate reserve compliment (at least 15%, not 5%) The amount of work that goes into keeping reserves from breaking guarantee or not paying open time at time and a half is mind boggling. And the simple fixes that are not put in place that would be huge QOL improvements should show everyone how much the company cares about the pilot group.
12-02-2015, 11:37 AM
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If you are saying aggressive pickup is coming that would be good news. If you are saying that AS and JO will lose some form of control and SGU will start treating pilots like an integral part of the business and work together with us towards QOL improvements that benefit the company and the pilots, that is even better news!!
12-02-2015, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by disillusioned
Award the pilots the trips they want (within DEFINED parameters) and allow the open time to be picked up by reserves or line pilots.
12-02-2015, 12:31 PM
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Won't be a problem for long, they will be living with his soon to be ex-wife and the UPS driver in his old house.
Then maybe he should have done a little more research before getting into one of the most unstable industries in the western world......dbag!
Quick, look out the window there are some kids on your lawn and 121.5 is alive with chatter.....
Then maybe he should have done a little more research before getting into one of the most unstable industries in the western world......dbag!
Quick, look out the window there are some kids on your lawn and 121.5 is alive with chatter.....
12-02-2015, 12:58 PM
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Good news indeed. I was hoping that it would get better in January when the MRS goes into effect. But I have a laundry list of times when I thought things would get better and ended up being disappointed.
Looking forward to being cautiously optimistic with your prediction.
Looking forward to being cautiously optimistic with your prediction.
12-02-2015, 02:15 PM
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12-02-2015, 02:25 PM
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So you feel pro standards is about language?
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