Originally Posted by
Jack Bauer
I think you might be surprised what they can do with programming these days. I promise as sure as the world is round this whole ALV+15 and where people stack up as they approach that number will be finessed so that more often than not guys push right up under ALV and are good to go for another trip. I've seen this dog and pony show before. The company got what they wanted and they WILL use it to their maximum benefit. End of story.
You should read your contract. There were 2 major offsets to ALV plus 15. One is a pilot definition of full has been reduced to his reserve pay hours not ALV. if they push him to just under ALV he is done for the month. The second and bigger change is all known absences are accounted for in determining when a reserve is full. Huge change from past contracts.