ACA Interviews?

[C-5 MEM]

Pilot877,

I might have asked you this before, when did you start class at ACA?

 

[NDPILOT]

For anyone who cares - a good friend of mine who is driving the CRJ around Chicago has been flying with ACA for 6 months, he said he is able to bid and hold a "build up line"..?? He said that is a little more senior that the reserve lines, but NOT quite senior enought to hold a hard line.

What's a build-up line..?

nd

 

[Pilot877]

Terry, I started class early July, the class before yours.

ND, a build-up line is when you get a line made up of whatever trips are left over, with some reserve days mixed in. It is kind of like whatever Scheduling throws in for you. A hard line means you have a planned schedule of trips for the entire month and you will usually fly with the same crew for the month as well. When you bid a hard line, you know exactly what you will be flying for the month, and with a build up you dont know until they award you the line.

 

[Cappy]

A "Build-up Line" is this...

First the hard lines are awarded. Then, any trips that fall out due to vacation, training days, leave of absence, military days, etc. are moved into the build-up lines.

If you bid a build-up you will also submit a "build-up preference" that is considered in order of seniority. For example: if you are the most senior pilot to be awarded a build-up and your preference is for all tue-wed-thu off and only two to three day trips, the scheduling system will figure out the best trips that give him what he wants and keep his block hours from 80 to 95 hours.

After his award then the next pilot to be awarded a build-up is then given their preference. The catch is that really only the first third to half get most of what they want. Sometimes more, sometimes less. It really depends on the month and many other factors.

Hope this helps and good luck to you all!

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