ASA April Schedules

[Pasturepilot]

I'm not complaining, I'm just letting ya know what's happening below ya: I had lines the last two months, but barely held on. I'll be back on reserve in April, and not by choice. I'm cheering for anyone with their applications in with a major!

 

[Nevets]

This month 10 days off after AQP.15 total. Next month 20 days straight with 7 days vaca, 22 total. I'm sold.

Only 10 days off? Did you volunteer to train on a day off or can they just do that to you?

 

[LazyLightnin']

Only 10 days off? Did you volunteer to train on a day off or can they just do that to you?

He said 15 total. 10 of them being after aqp. 11 days off is the minimum.... Uppity much?

 

[Nevets]

He said 15 total. 10 of them being after aqp. 11 days off is the minimum.... Uppity much?

Uppity much? What does that mean? Anyways, my questions still stands. Which brings up another question. Your recurrent AQP is 5 days?

 

[shamrock]

4 days for AQP

 

[JoeMerchant]

Uppity much? What does that mean? Anyways, my questions still stands. Which brings up another question. Your recurrent AQP is 5 days?

He clearly said he had 15 days off, not 10...go back and read it again.

AQP is 4 days once a year.

 

[cybourg10]

Uppity much? What does that mean? Anyways, my questions still stands. Which brings up another question. Your recurrent AQP is 5 days?

Our AQP at XJT will be 4 days long. 2 days of ground and 2 sims as it was explained to me during my loft last week. With their PBS it seems the ASA guys are getting more days off than we are at XJT, the number 1 line in ORD was 14 days off, just making an observation here.....

 

[Abernathy]

Bottom 20% and got what I wanted

That's not surprising. I did better than I did with line bidding when it comes to getting the sorts of trips I want. The main issue I see is the construction of pairings with an out of control amount of scheduled reduced rest.

 

[777forever]

That's not surprising. I did better than I did with line bidding when it comes to getting the sorts of trips I want. The main issue I see is the construction of pairings with an out of control amount of scheduled reduced rest.

All my April overnights are above 10hrs

 

[DYLIN]

Our AQP at XJT will be 4 days long. 2 days of ground and 2 sims as it was explained to me during my loft last week. With their PBS it seems the ASA guys are getting more days off than we are at XJT, the number 1 line in ORD was 14 days off, just making an observation here.....

It's the pairings, not the lines.

Weak pairings result in few days off whether PBS built the lines or people did.

 

[goahead]

It's called CQ not AQP dips

 

[cybourg10]

It's the pairings, not the lines.

Weak pairings result in few days off whether PBS built the lines or people did.

I understand that but here at XJT we are already averaging over 5 hrs of productivity per day, problem in the average line value is 88hrs. You can't get more than 12 days off here because everyone is flying so much. I was lucky to get 14 days off with 100 hrs of pay. So we don't have the weak pairing problem but a restricted bidding option at XJT.

 

[Nevets]

He clearly said he had 15 days off, not 10...go back and read it again.

AQP is 4 days once a year.

Ok I misunderstood then. So he got 10 consecutive days off, then AQP, then another 5 days off for the rest of the month? My other question about training on days off still stands though. How do they figure that out?

 

[LazyLightnin']

Ok I misunderstood then. So he got 10 consecutive days off, then AQP, then another 5 days off for the rest of the month? My other question about training on days off still stands though. How do they figure that out?

Good god, man. "10 days off after aqp" is what the man said. Leads one to believe the aqp comes before his days off.

 

[damnflyboy]

For our studio audience, would you mind sharing which seat or perhaps what percentile you are bidding?

Top 35% of right seat CRJ 200.

 

[Nevets]

Good god, man. "10 days off after aqp" is what the man said. Leads one to believe the aqp comes before his days off.

That's what I meant to say. Question still stands.

 

[LazyLightnin']

That's what I meant to say. Question still stands.

I'd be happy to answer your question if I knew what you were asking. Training on days off? Is this a test? It's a day off.

 

[Noise]

That's what I meant to say. Question still stands.

Training is assigned/bid for before pbs is run. Then it is a pre-assigned credit of 16 hours when you are bidding for the month, and it will build your schedule around whatever training or known absences that you have.

Also, got what I wanted, top 30% 700, right seat.

 

[Nevets]

Training is assigned/bid for before pbs is run. Then it is a pre-assigned credit of 16 hours when you are bidding for the month, and it will build your schedule around whatever training or known absences that you have.

Also, got what I wanted, top 30% 700, right seat.

Thanks for answering. How does PBS determine how many days off you get in a training month and in a non-training month?

 

[LazyLightnin']

Thanks for answering. How does PBS determine how many days off you get in a training month and in a non-training month?

The bidder can determine specific days he wants off, however the number of days off really boils down to the credit hours of the trips the bidder is awarded. When you bid, you select your "personal credit threshold". When this credit number is reached, your line is complete. In theory, if you select 75 hours as a PTC and are awarded a dayline that is worth 75 hours, then you are now working one day that month and have the rest of that month off. Obviously, 75 hour credit trips do not exist, but that is how I would explain it to a child.

More realistically, if you are awarded 4 4-days worth 18.75 hours each with a PTC of 75, you will have 14 days off in a 30 day month.

The problem we are having is determining whether PBS is causing the company to build crappy pairings or if it is mere coincidence. Me? I'm torn. I've gotten what I've wanted 3 months in a row but I'm unhappy with the pairings and am working much more in March than in February to make the same.

My question to you is, why do you ask? You've taken your stance on the pbs issue already and only seem quasi-interested for the purpose of pimping your own agenda.