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Old 07-01-2012, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ClipperJet
A 12-year captain will be a senior FO, and can bid the line of their choosing. A junior 7-year ATN CA will be a mid level FO, and will be able to hold a 106 trip line, but may have to work either Saturday or Sunday, but probably not both, or move up to a 15 day line.
Allow me to ask you how senior you think a 12 & 7 yr AT Cpt will be on the SWA F/O side?
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Old 07-01-2012, 07:35 PM
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According to the ISL, a 12yr CA is in the top 10% of every SWA domicile as an FO. 7yr is in the top 33% of most with the exception of LUV and perhaps HOU.
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Old 07-01-2012, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL
WM,

According to the ISL, a 12yr CA is in the top 10% of every SWA domicile as an FO. 7yr is in the top 33% of most with the exception of LUV and perhaps HOU.
Not exactly. Are you using myseniority.com? That's what I'm using and was sure to take out the 300 or so SW F/Os that will be upgrading as the 737s go over (thanks to about 300 AT B737 Cptns. losing their seat). You're welcome, boys.

Without divulging too much detail, I'm very close to being in between the 12 and 7 yr Cptn mark and fall right at a third from the top of the F/O list in OAK and LAS (the most junior bases), less than half in DAL, and halfway down in MDW and BWI.

So in essence, I'm going from a not so junior Cptn. to a not so senior F/O. Lovely.
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Old 07-02-2012, 04:34 PM
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Whackmaster, you'll never be happy.
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Old 07-02-2012, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Seat 1Engine
Whackmaster, you'll never be happy.
Would you be happy with that?
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Old 07-02-2012, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Seat 1Engine
Whackmaster, you'll never be happy.
I guess you just can't deal with facts supported by numbers in this case, huh? Great comeback

You're actually expecting me to be happy about going from a fairly senior Cptn. in my current base to a mid-level F/O in my new base? Are you friggin' kidding me?
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Old 07-03-2012, 12:31 AM
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Since I don't know, and don't want to know your employee number, I can't check your facts. But it seems to me that what MathewAMEL said based on the ISL was correct.

I also know from your previous characterizations and generalizations that I don't believe anything you say at face value.

I'm pretty sure you're both senior and younger than me though. That should make you happy.

BTW: I had a great time on the beach. You should try it.
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Old 07-03-2012, 03:48 AM
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whackmaster for your sake and the sake of your family let go of the bitterness,the anger,go find a grass strip, find a Cub ,or a Champ, and rediscover the whys and hows of your chosen path, it is good therapy,i highly recommend it, may you regain your 4 stripes soon.
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whackmaster for your sake and the sake of your family let go of the bitterness,the anger,go find a grass strip, find a Cub ,or a Champ, and rediscover the whys and hows of your chosen path, it is good therapy,i highly recommend it, may you regain your 4 stripes soon.
Huh? I don't know about you, but I'd say most of us do this job for the money.

I'm sure all the airline CEOs would like us to correlate our jobs somehow to tooling around in a bugsmasher, though. Sorry, not me.
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Originally Posted by 727C47
whackmaster for your sake and the sake of your family let go of the bitterness,the anger,go find a grass strip, find a Cub ,or a Champ, and rediscover the whys and hows of your chosen path, it is good therapy,i highly recommend it, may you regain your 4 stripes soon.
Thank you, that's good advice.........for someone who doesn't have any hobbies or has a bad home life. I qualify for neither description. Let's not mix my disgust with what just happened to my pilot group and my personal/home life, mmmmkay?
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