Any rumor why scheduling is short at AAI

[Ty Webb]

In addition to that, you have to watch your pay on almost every leg. My first 3 years, I had maybe 2 or 3 pay discrepancies total. The last year or so, I call multiple times a month for being shorted. Coincidence? I doubt it. But that's a whole nuther thread.

Talk about a guaranteed way to discourage extra flying- make 'em fight for their pay!

TW

 

[md83drvr]

Crew scheduling has no idea where crews are. I am a reserve 717 CA, on average i sit 6-10 days per month and never get used. I know I have sat at home on reserve through 2 of the storms that have caused IROP. Not a single call from scheduling.

 

[maxblast72]

Crew scheduling has no idea where crews are. I am a reserve 717 CA, on average i sit 6-10 days per month and never get used. I know I have sat at home on reserve through 2 of the storms that have caused IROP. Not a single call from scheduling.

We are better staffed in the CA seat than FO seat on the 717. I imagine a little bit of the United scenario going on her at Airtran causing the FO seat to be a little more understaffed.

 

[maxblast72]

About the diversions- there should be a plan in DX to make sure that when it is likely to be "that kind of night in ATL" that the fuel management (savings) program be put on a shelf for the night. Better (and cheaper) to have hundreds of flights tankering fuel than a dozen diversions wreaking havoc.

Regards,

TW

C'mon Ty, that why they pay us Captains the bigger paycheck. Get the release from the gate agent, check the weather and passenger count, if the weather is good, land with 1 hr worth of fuel in the tank, if the weather is bad (thunderstorms close to ATL), load the fuel up until you are planned to be 1000 lbs away from max landing weight. I am the final say on my airplanes departure fuel, not the dispatcher.

 

[JT12345]

We are fat on 73 FOs. We normally have about 40-50 reserve lines. We have 90 fo reserve in August. I keep getting reduced to 70 hours garrantee, but home more. Interface was a mess, but it seems to be looking like a slow month for 73FO.

 

[Ty Webb]

C'mon Ty, that why they pay us Captains the bigger paycheck. Get the release from the gate agent, check the weather and passenger count, if the weather is good, land with 1 hr worth of fuel in the tank, if the weather is bad (thunderstorms close to ATL), load the fuel up until you are planned to be 1000 lbs away from max landing weight. I am the final say on my airplanes departure fuel, not the dispatcher.

Thanks for the instructions, Skippy, but max landing is weight is almost exclusively an RJ problem :laugh:

My point, since you seem to have missed it, was that the fuel planning needs to be changed when ATL goes IROPS. Not every Captain is so brilliant and dashing as yourself, as can be witnessed by the number of diversions.

TW

 

[FlyFastLiveSlow]

Crew scheduling has no idea where crews are. I am a reserve 717 CA, on average i sit 6-10 days per month and never get used. I know I have sat at home on reserve through 2 of the storms that have caused IROP. Not a single call from scheduling.

While others of us work our asses off, and get the min 11 days home..... sigh

 

[Kenney G]

We are fat on 73 FOs. We normally have about 40-50 reserve lines. We have 90 fo reserve in August. I keep getting reduced to 70 hours garrantee, but home more. Interface was a mess, but it seems to be looking like a slow month for 73FO.

Then can you tell them to stop calling Fos for time and a half everyday this month so far.

 

[jehtplane]

We are fat on 73 FOs. We normally have about 40-50 reserve lines. We have 90 fo reserve in August. I keep getting reduced to 70 hours garrantee, but home more. Interface was a mess, but it seems to be looking like a slow month for 73FO.

What? Are you kidding? Then why am I getting calls at home on my off days offering me premium pay to come to work? Have you looked at the opentime pot?

 

[Eagle757shark]

Folks, this is why TRANSPARENCY is a MUST!

 

[Clyde Frog]

It is just common sense to refuse extra flying as your Company threatens to furlough, or fire, new hire pilots.

Unfortunately common sense is increasingly uncommon amongst folks in our profession.

THANK YOU!!

This is exactly why I don't add extra fuel, I divert. I dont call for cleaning, catering or a gate if occupied, I set the brake and wait.

And we wonder why our union signs crap LOA's and we get crap TA's. For christsake people, it's called leverage, and we aint got none! Wake up!

 

[JT12345]

They called me yesterday on my dayoff. I didn't answer because that would be shooting myself in the foot.