As promised, here's my work. To my surprise, the numbers actually came out higher on the second pass. I should add a caveat, however: I'm neither a mathematician nor an accountant. I thanked the Lord in Heaven when I passed Differential Equations by the skin of my teeth.

I passed on your request to convert everything to cash and redo the math for two reasons: #1, the added complexity would give me another opportunity to screw things up, and #2 I would like to drink at least some beer on this layover.

Anyway, I invite you to scrutinize my math and find the errors. I'm sure there are many.

On a related note, I was wrong about Scope in my original post. Alaska doesn't go from 50% to 30%. On SEA-MSP and SEA-ATL, it stays at 50%. On SEA-LAX, there is no limit. It could be 100%. Consequently, I don't know how to calculate an accurate number.

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+20.7% Pay Chart + Defined DCI = 19.7% cumulative increase in straight pay, +1% defined contribution per “Negotiator’s Notepad: Compensation.”

-2% Profit Sharing Loss per “Negotiator’s Notepad: Compensation.”

+.375% Vacation Pay. This is wrong. It’s actually +3.5%. Per “TA 2012i.pdf,” this TA adds 3.5 hours in the vacation bank for people with 0-5 years with the company. Assuming a 1000-hr year, (3.5/1000)*100% = +.35%

+.1% Per Diem. This is wrong. Per “TA2012i.pdf,” current domestic per diem = $2.00/hr. On 1 JAN 2014, that becomes $2.20/hr. Per APC’s pay table, I make $111/hr. Add current per diem, and that’s $113/hr. On 1 JAN 2014, that becomes $113.2/hr. 1- (113/113.2) * 100% = +.17%

+3.1% Sick Leave. 125 hrs @ 75% pay = 93.75 hrs. 100% pay brings that back to 125 hrs. 125-93.75=31.25. Assuming a 1000-hr year, (31.25/1000)*100%=+3.125%

+.1% Distance Learning + CQ. This is wrong. The correct number is +.227%. My April pay statement shows Distance Training Time of 00:38. Assuming I do it 4xyr, that’s 152 minutes total Distance Training Time. Per “Negotiator’s Notepad: Overview,” this pay is increased by 50%. 152min/2=76min. ((76-60)/60) + 1= 1.27. Thus, this represents an increase of 1.27 hrs/yr in today’s rates. Per “TA 2012i.pdf,” credit for a day in the Sims goes from 3:15 to 3:45. Assuming I attend once per yr (I know it’s actually a little more than that, due to the 9-month cycle, but I’m not good enough at math to figure that in.), that’s +1 hr/yr. (2.27/1000)*100%=+.227%.

+8% Reserve Pay. Per “Negotiator’s Notepad: Overview.”

Revised Reserve Total: +33.722%

+10% Avg Daily Guarantee. This is wrong, but your numbers will vary depending on your average schedule. In April, I was assigned NYC 73 Rotations 4414 (3 days, 11:35 block hours) and 4351, and 4415x2. I hurt myself because I forgot that I’m old and had to sick out the Grenaida trip (4351) and the two later Bogota trips (the 4415s). Let’s assume 4351 blocked as much as it did when I flew the trip in March at 9:44, and let’s assume the two later Bogotas (4415x2) blocked as much as the first (4414), at 11:35 apiece. (Note: I took 4 days of mil leave in April, so I could have gotten another of these trips. I’m not accounting for this.) The total block hours of my assigned trips = 31:03. Per ““Negotiator’s Notepad: Overview,” each of these trips would be subject to the Average Daily Guarantee of 4:30/day, for a total of 40:30 block hours. 31:03 = 31.05hrs. 40:30 = 40.5 hrs. 40.5-31.05=9.45. 9.45*12(months)=113.4. Assuming a 1000-hr month, (113.4/1000)*100%=+11.34%.

Revised Line Total: +37.062%