Dec Pilot Bid opening delayed 3 hours

[777forever]

I thought Dec was supposed to have the same amount of flying as Jul? I know some of the lines went to IAD but 290 in ATL?!? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's why I was telling people all summer to stop complaining about too much flying. Not enough flying is a WAY worse situation!!!!!!

 

[79%N1]

I thought Dec was supposed to have the same amount of flying as Jul? I know some of the lines went to IAD but 290 in ATL?!? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's why I was telling people all summer to stop complaining about too much flying. Not enough flying is a WAY worse situation!!!!!!

Yep!

But, also, dont forget that while more and more are sitting on reserve with less flying to cover - back to MMG - the chosen 290 get to pick up open time at 200%!!! More for them, less for you.

 

[COOPERVANE]

Yep!

But, also, dont forget that while more and more are sitting on reserve with less flying to cover - back to MMG - the chosen 290 get to pick up open time at 200%!!! More for them, less for you.

That will end soon.

 

[Abernathy]

I guess if you're a 200 RSV, just enjoy a lot of downtime/freetime. This sort of thing happens every year you guys act as though it's the first time. They staff (barely) for summer, are overstaffed for winter as schedules drop down, and each year, you get a bunch of surprised looks and comments.

 

[mxaviator]

I guess if you're a 200 RSV, just enjoy a lot of downtime/freetime. This sort of thing happens every year you guys act as though it's the first time. They staff (barely) for summer, are overstaffed for winter as schedules drop down, and each year, you get a bunch of surprised looks and comments.

Except this year we've been told to expect summer flying levels, in the winter. The surprise this year was that, what we've been told to expect, didn't happen.

 

[bsh932]

Not to mention that there are 61 lines for IAD and only 67 first officers. Looks like another month of ATL crews getting TDYed to IAD to cover reserve, while pilots who are junior to us hold lines.

 

[Abernathy]

Except this year we've been told to expect summer flying levels, in the winter. The surprise this year was that, what we've been told to expect, didn't happen.

So if you didn't "expect" this, it would have made it all better for you? I'd rather be on reserve in December NOT working hardly at all than working 4 days over weekends and 6 days on with integration.

In any case, the 700 is where all the flying went this winter apparently.

 

[mxaviator]

So if you didn't "expect" this, it would have made it all better for you? I'd rather be on reserve in December NOT working hardly at all than working 4 days over weekends and 6 days on with integration.

In any case, the 700 is where all the flying went this winter apparently.

I excepted, or rather hoped to have a paycheck similar to what I earned in July. As a commuter I'd rather work than wait, even in December. I hope the flying did indeed go to the 700, rather than our competitors. My biggest concern is that we missed out on it all together.

 

[79%N1]

I guess if you're a 200 RSV, just enjoy a lot of downtime/freetime. This sort of thing happens every year you guys act as though it's the first time. They staff (barely) for summer, are overstaffed for winter as schedules drop down, and each year, you get a bunch of surprised looks and comments.

So again......why call back, hire and upgrade now, after the busy time for the time when it is known to be slow???? Why run extemely thin, to turn around when it gets slow to be very fat? Are we in the backwards bizarro world here, or what? Who the hell is steering this ship? Do these clowns have a flight plan? Hey....let's hire a bunch of guys now that we are done being busy so they can all sit around and do nothing!!!! Bright idea!

 

[Abernathy]

you should always be sitting around more during winter. Sounds like you guys are finally properly staffed on the 50, only they are a few months off. Put up with having a break for one season and then enjoy being better staffed during the upcoming summer, instead of butt raped like we were last summer.

 

[shamrock]

I'd rather be on reserve in December NOT working hardly at all than working 4 days over weekends and 6 days on with integration.

FWIW "not working hardly at all" would mean that you are working a lot...

 

[LazyLightnin']

Bitch. And. Moan. If, tomorrow, it started raining vaginas you guys would be on flightinfo complaining about the poor visibility.

 

[COOPERVANE]

Bitch. And. Moan. If, tomorrow, it started raining vaginas you guys would be on flightinfo complaining about the poor visibility.

True. No reason to complain. Looking forward to becoming the first all reserve regional.

Things are GREAT!

 

[Plainsman]

I thought Scott Hall was going to be fired. Do you guys think John Popo is doing this to us. It's Holt, Tutt, and Hall. You ladies just keep licking their boots! Drooling for what hall has to say at a dumbnss ground school. Come on they are taking advantage of us and many don't care, at least ALPA anyway.

 

[bigshooter107]

We are staffing up for the "Big Anouncement" in Jan .