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#2171
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2013
Posts: 276
#2173
Looking for feedback from recent New Hires on the "Celebration Dinner" during Indoc and whether you thought it was worth it for your spouse to fly all the way to ATL for. For the military crowd, how does it compare to a Dining Out/Fighter Ball/Hail & Bail? Much to my surprise, I received a call for the 16 Jun class last week, which puts the Dinner right in the middle of our planned pack out from military base housing. Wondering whether it's really the sort of event that would rate reshuffling schedules and flying the wife all the way across the country & back for. Thanks
I'd personally spend the extra time with friends in the place that you're leaving that you know you will not see in a long time (if ever again). Chief pilots and airline management, despite what they say, don't know you or your spouse from Adam and will act accordingly down the road. They are strangers with a name. I'd rather be with friends or getting stuff done.
Welcome aboard! All of us are excited to see you around the place.
Last edited by Eck4Life; 05-25-2014 at 05:59 PM.
#2174
Appreciate all the feedback. Had I been in a July or later class my wife & I could have made it happen fairly easily, but there really is too much else going on for us in June...so it looks like I'll be going stag (and passing on the mushroom soup)
#2177
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Joined APC: Jul 2008
Posts: 4,921
88 has better trips and is a much bigger category. 717 is an easier airplane to fly and pays a little less. They both will have a lot of movement.
#2179
my guess is you want same day commuting, the goal being late reports on day 1 and early release on day 3 or 4 for travel back and forth to BOS when you get a line. Sounds like the 88 will give you that seniority the fastest plus slightly better trips than the a320? The 73 will be the most senior of the 3 with the best trips, but you'd probably be commuting in the night before for quite a while to sit reserve.
#2180
my guess is you want same day commuting, the goal being late reports on day 1 and early release on day 3 or 4 for travel back and forth to BOS when you get a line. Sounds like the 88 will give you that seniority the fastest plus slightly better trips than the a320? The 73 will be the most senior of the 3 with the best trips, but you'd probably be commuting in the night before for quite a while to sit reserve.
I guess better question is, how does normal reserve rotation work? I know it's 6/7 shorts a month, but in a block, is it normally long call the first few days then a day or two of short?
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