Trans States
04-08-2015, 04:31 PM
#7551
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Joined APC: Oct 2011
Position: Taco Rocket Operator
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04-08-2015, 04:38 PM
#7552
Line Holder
Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: A319/A320/A321 First Officer
Posts: 31
QOL questions
I'm thinking about applying to Trans States. I have a few general QOL questions. I live a 2 hour drive from ORD, a 3 hour drive from STL, so not quite "in base" but close enough to make life easier.
How does scheduling work? Hard lines, PBS, etc? Can you drop trips into open time? Do you get paid extra for picking up a trip on a day off? Cancellation pay? How long is reserve? What's the average trip length?
Thanks in advance.
How does scheduling work? Hard lines, PBS, etc? Can you drop trips into open time? Do you get paid extra for picking up a trip on a day off? Cancellation pay? How long is reserve? What's the average trip length?
Thanks in advance.
04-08-2015, 04:49 PM
#7553
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Joined APC: Oct 2011
Position: Taco Rocket Operator
Posts: 2,485
Can you drop trips into open time?
Do you get paid extra for picking up a trip on a day off?
Cancellation pay?
How long is reserve?
What's the average trip length?
Thanks in advance.
04-08-2015, 05:26 PM
#7555
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Joined APC: Nov 2014
Posts: 558
FlyingKat, I'm just curious how you credit 130 hours? You said you average 115 a month. Are you bidding on 90 hour lines and just picking up a ton of open time with minimum days off? Or just raking up airport reserve hours picking up flying also? I believe you, but these are insanely high credit hours you're averaging.
04-08-2015, 05:30 PM
#7556
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Joined APC: Oct 2011
Position: Taco Rocket Operator
Posts: 2,485
FlyingKat, I'm just curious how you credit 130 hours? You said you average 115 a month. Are you bidding on 90 hour lines and just picking up a ton of open time with minimum days off? Or just raking up airport reserve hours picking up flying also? I believe you, but these are insanely high credit hours you're averaging.
All pickups 150%
Use Cancellation pay to reduce block and pick up more trips.
Pick up to the max with few days off
04-08-2015, 05:31 PM
#7557
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Joined APC: Oct 2011
Position: Taco Rocket Operator
Posts: 2,485
04-08-2015, 05:39 PM
#7558
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Joined APC: Nov 2014
Posts: 558
So, I'm assuming you've been getting dropped for OE a lot and then pick up a trip in open time to cover that trip? 150% trip (open time) plus the trip you were cancelled for? And how many days off are you averaging with these 115 hour credit months? I ask because I need to have a couple of these months...saving for a house. The most I've ever credited was 96 hours...with cancellation pay and flying a lot.
04-08-2015, 05:58 PM
#7559
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Joined APC: Oct 2011
Position: Taco Rocket Operator
Posts: 2,485
So, I'm assuming you've been getting dropped for OE a lot and then pick up a trip in open time to cover that trip? 150% trip (open time) plus the trip you were cancelled for? And how many days off are you averaging with these 115 hour credit months? I ask because I need to have a couple of these months...saving for a house. The most I've ever credited was 96 hours...with cancellation pay and flying a lot.
Check your PMs
04-08-2015, 06:13 PM
#7560
Banned
Joined APC: Nov 2014
Posts: 221
There will be no vote. PBS is happening. If you can show me in the contract where it says the pilots will vote on it, I'll eat my words, but it's not in there. 95% of the company is under the impression that there will be a company-wide vote, but I'm not exactly sure where that came from because it doesn't say it anywhere.
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