Pinnacle info

[MACH-TUCK]

Can't someone just answer the man's questions?

Bases: MSP, DTW, MEM, ATL, and JFK. Many displacements out of MEM and MSP (100 pilots out of MEM, 50 out of MSP----> to DTW or JFK). They can bid ATL, could be secondary displacements. Bottom line is that as a newhire, you can expect either DTW or JFK. Reserve at DTW will be a while, JFK reserve might go quick depending on how many newhires enter the system. Some newhires from just a few months ago in JFK are already off reserve.

Pay. Current book, $20.73/hr 1st year, $24.39/hr 2nd year, $30.09/hr 3rd year, $33.28 4th year. Despite what was posted before, there is pay in training, and given hotel. New contract will most likely pass, pushing up first year pay around $25/hr. Significant increases in pay/QOL in the JCBA.

Upgrade time: if you were on property now, the last vacancy, the most junior upgrade was a Sept 2006 class date. So for that individual, it was 4.3 years. Subject to change.

QOL. Sucks for reserve, under current book. New JCBA reserve is better in some areas, sucky in others (provisions for being released after reserve assignment is a big one that is in current contract, but not in the new JCBA). Line holder QOL depends where you are on the list. ATL sucks, since it is senior: 3 years at Pinnacle, you'll be holdling a reserve line, build up, or CDO. 10-11 days off. 3 years at Pinnacle at JFK, you're in the top 10 pilots at that base, can easily hold 15-18 days off there. DTW, MSP, and MEM all depend. Our schedules have gone down the crapper due to large increases in flying without additional manpower added at the proper pace. In catch-up mode right now, but I can't see them getting caught up anytime soon. Add attrition to that mixture, and it's gonna suck for staffing.

Pinnacle won't be a bad place to be once this JCBA gets signed on. It is much better than the current book, huge increases in pay and QOL. But as mentioned before, Pinnacle is a regional, nothing more. Keep your expectations in check. Don't expect a quick RJ upgrade, it ain't there. Come, do your job, enjoy your work, majority of pilots are excellent, get your time, and move on. Major hiring will skyrocket come 2013. Don't be a lifer at Pinnacle.

Any other questions?

Haha hopefully he didn't wait around 7 years for a straight answer from somebody......

 

[Lear70]

Classic FI post. How did this guy go back 7 years and correct a typo?

I think the question is more of... "WHY"?

Oh well, good for entertainment value. Classic FI indeed.

 

[jstanotherpilot]

Jesus... 7 years later? Really?

Isn't that kind of like "Top Gun - the Later Years"?

Straight out of the YGBSM files... glad you came back to straighten that out.

Yeah its funny you didn't correct my statement 7 years ago.

As in: I stated you were bragging in the crew rooms about your 757 type.

You only said you didn't have a 757 type.

You didn't say you weren't bragging. It was just a typo in the number as in 757 as opposed to 727.

Also funny I've never been fired before either. Knock on wood.

Let's hope it doens't happen again for either of us.

To set the record straight. Although some good came out of it, I never really liked you because you caused problems for the pilot group by pissing management off with your arrogance. But I guess someone has to be a martyr sometimes.

 

[Tram]

What the f? Where do you get your info? I've been at pinnacle for almost a year. NEVER SAT RESERVE!

How did you manage that?

 

[Lear70]

Yeah its funny you didn't correct my statement 7 years ago.

As in: I stated you were bragging in the crew rooms about your 757 type.

You only said you didn't have a 757 type.

You didn't say you weren't bragging. It was just a typo in the number as in 757 as opposed to 727.

Didn't address it because I didn't feel it NEEDED addressing. Don't recall bragging about anything but, then again, you're asking me about something that happened 7 years ago when I ended up at a Regional after my airline shut down which was NEVER in the career plan. It sucked, so if I was lamenting my lost previous position, you'll just have to forgive me. The only constant in aviation is that pilots will always b***h about something.

Also funny I've never been fired before either. Knock on wood.

Gee, thanks for the personal slam. Glad you came back to clarify THAT, too. It's nice to be vindicated. In 4 court battles and an arbitration without losing a single battle. Only took 3 years, ruined a marriage, and made seeing my son 9 days a month pure hell. But thanks for asking.

To set the record straight. Although some good came out of it, I never really liked you because you caused problems for the pilot group by pissing management off with your arrogance. But I guess someone has to be a martyr sometimes.

The only thing that pi$$ed management off was the fact that I knew the contract well and held them to it, both for me and other pilots who came to me when they had a contract problem. It's a contract. We live by it. They live by it. The end. That's how it's SUPPOSED to work in this industry.

In any event, I don't really care if you like me or not. I'm not here for your benefit. I'm here for mine, my family's, and the pilot group overall. If that's the definition of arrogant, I can live with that.

 

[txpilottj]

It's nice to be vindicated. In 4 court battles and an arbitration without losing a single battle.

The only thing that pi$$ed management off was the fact that I knew the contract well and held them to it, both for me and other pilots who came to me when they had a contract problem. It's a contract. We live by it. They live by it. The end. That's how it's SUPPOSED to work in this industry.

In any event, I don't really care if you like me or not. I'm not here for your benefit. I'm here for mine, my family's, and the pilot group overall. If that's the definition of arrogant, I can live with that.

Give 'em hell Lear!!!

Guess he's never heard the term "railroaded".

For his sake, let's hope he never has the chance to learn it.

 

[Lear70]

Yeah, I neglected to mention that. Hope he never has to find out about that first-hand, it's a miserable experience, to be sure.

Fly safe out there!

 

[redflyer65]

, ruined a marriage, and made seeing my son 9 days a month pure hell.

Wow. That really sucks.

 

[Lear70]

Yeah, I wouldn't wish that on anyone. A risk you take when you stick your neck out and draw management's attention.

That's why I'm just happy to sit back and let everyone ELSE do union work these days. Just happy to be here, fly my trips, have a good time, and go home.

 

[dustrpilot]

Give 'em hell Lear!!!

Guess he's never heard the term "railroaded".

For his sake, let's hope he never has the chance to learn it.

I don't like him either. Have you ever seen him type? He's one of those guys that can type faster than he can talk. Pissed me off every time I saw him do it.:laugh:

 

[Tram]

What kinda tool shed goes back 7 years to necropost a thread?

Wow.. get. a. life.

 

[1.3XVso]

A friend told me theres this ATL CA that when he's late he'll reset all the generators have the FA open the door reset all the gens back online acars didn't record the time then lies and calls in that the aircraft was ontime. Anyone can confirm that?

 

[on autopilot]

A friend told me theres this ATL CA that when he's late he'll reset all the generators have the FA open the door reset all the gens back online acars didn't record the time then lies and calls in that the aircraft was ontime. Anyone can confirm that?

And.............your really expecting someone to answer that. What are you , in management or incredibly naive?????

 

[altimaklr]

There are much easier ways to fool the Collins FMS ACARs than doing all of that. The company is aware of those tricks as well (they even joke about it in the new CRM training video.)

 

[Smarta$$]

A friend told me theres this ATL CA that when he's late he'll reset all the generators have the FA open the door reset all the gens back online acars didn't record the time then lies and calls in that the aircraft was ontime. Anyone can confirm that?

I watched a Comair plane call in an on-time departure a few months back to ops....

The jet-bridge was still connected.