Originally Posted by you
The problem was "a few fold". As you mentioned, pay, is still an issue (as an loa on the original JCBA introduced dual qual
Originally Posted by me
The issue at 9E for mixed flying wasnt so much a safety issue as it was a pay issue.
Originally Posted by you
but also currency (hard to stay current, and no point when the A/C only goes through one base that is closing),the FSDO (FAA) allowing it, followed by it being impossible to remain current with the current fences.
Originally Posted by me
the question of sim checking events. What if you hadn't touched a -900 in 6 months (not hard, with only 16) and then go into a -900 sim for evaluation. Not that it would be hard, but still it is 9E and who knows what could happen to you.
Originally Posted by you
Most will argue "safety" until the pay goes up, but with basically 3 groups right now (-200, -900 fenced, -900 unfenced) the training/pairing construction/pay issues become a big problem.
Originally Posted by me
With only 16 -900s and 140 -200s, if I recall management wanted vacation, sick and all that time to be paid at -200 rates, and only get the -900 rate when flying the -900, plus, Most pilots didn't want to touch this dual qual issue because of these pay/QOL issues.
So we basically said the same thing, but it's different because you said it?
