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09-29-2019, 01:23 PM

#111

Deafguppy

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Posts: 169

That’s what kept me from bidding 756 CA. Global reserve and no control over days off. At least basic NB reserve you only have one day off per month they can move.

09-29-2019, 01:28 PM

#112

oldmako

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Position: The GF of FUPM

Posts: 3,073

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pro2nd

Until they start rolling your days off. Which is the norm these days.

Historically, the only guys concerned about QOL while on reserve at UA are the guys without much of it while on reserve at UA.

09-29-2019, 01:29 PM

#113

C-17 Driver

Abused Spouse of PBS

Joined APC: Jun 2006

Posts: 440

Quote:

Originally Posted by KonaJoe

He probably did it for the post one year pay and immediate lifestyle. Kid will be making more hourly in his second year than a 4-5 year NB FO. When considering that he may be playing in a very narrow window of opportunity, I'd call his move shrewd.

12800+ seniority buddy of mine bid the 777 for those reasons. He lives 1:30 from SFO.

09-29-2019, 01:55 PM

#114

JetDoc

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Joined APC: Dec 2007

Position: 777 FO

Posts: 793

Quote:

Originally Posted by C-17 Driver

12800+ seniority buddy of mine bid the 777 for those reasons. He lives 1:30 from SFO.

So he lives Berkeley then?

Last edited by JetDoc; 09-29-2019 at 02:06 PM.

09-29-2019, 02:06 PM

#115

Winston

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Joined APC: Jul 2015

Position: Skeptical

Posts: 737

Quote:

Originally Posted by JetDoc

So he lives Berkeley then?

That would be funny if it weren’t probably true.

I left SFO at 4 PM one Friday before a long summer weekend. It took me an hour to get to the bridge. Then it took me another hour to get ACROSS the bridge.

09-29-2019, 02:13 PM

#116

JetDoc

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Joined APC: Dec 2007

Position: 777 FO

Posts: 793

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winston

I live in Sacramento. Yesterday morning (Saturday) it took me 90 minutes exactly from my driveway to the A garage. A week ago Friday I got into my truck at the airport at 14:30 and hit my driveway at 18:27.

09-29-2019, 02:24 PM

#117

ufgatorpilot

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Posts: 341

Quote:

Originally Posted by tankerdude

Along the same lines, I'm curious why about 8 folks chose to transfer 737 bases to SFO through this vacancy bid? If they had done a base trade they could have paroled a few of us trying to get out of this socialist paradise...

You don’t get transfer days through a base trade.

09-29-2019, 04:31 PM

#118

Sunvox

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Joined APC: Sep 2010

Position: EWR 777 Captain

Posts: 1,715

Quote:

Originally Posted by JetDoc

The trouble is Californians actually LIKE this. The best state in the union in terms of weather, and it's over run with people who believe the taxes and laws are fair.

09-29-2019, 04:37 PM

#119

Dave Fitzgerald

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Position: 777

Posts: 2,173

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunvox

The trouble is Californians actually LIKE this. The best state in the union in terms of weather, and it's over run with people who believe the taxes and laws are fair.

Yeah.....so?? Just don't be in a hurry anywhere if you want to drive!

09-29-2019, 04:47 PM

#120

KonaJoe

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Joined APC: Jun 2019

Position: Guppy.

Posts: 285

Quote:

Originally Posted by JetDoc

Time for that Captain's Cessna.

I tried hard to relocate to the bay area for the career progression. I couldn't find anything within my desired areas that I could afford that didn't make me look like I just graduated from homelessness two weeks ago. I guess I should have looked outside of Sausalito

SAC was considered... briefly. Great houses and neighborhoods in the surrounding area but not enough podcasts in the world for me to do that drive regularly.