LL: Hi I'm LeineLodge and I'm a tool on APC on the 4th of July

All: Hi LeineLodge

Now that I got that out of the way, here are the good things that I have gotten out of C2012:

- I bid RSV almost every month now that the guarantee is 72-80, instead of the "old" 70. Other guys are doing this too. I was told the avg would be around 75.5 and this is probably going to be pretty accurate. Translation: more $ in my pocket, more REG lines for guys junior to me (not even going into the bucket discussion that's been beaten to a pulp)

- ADG - again as a RSV pilot, this is a good deal. Especially on a GS. I've done multiple GS trips in the past few months that would have only been 4:00 (one leg out, short overnight, one leg back) but now are worth 9:00. More $ in my pocket

- Slightly better training/vacation pay. I'm not wowed by it, but it is more $ in my pocket. I'm about as junior as they get and it translates to over $500 extra per year. That's 2 weeks of vacation, 2 days of CQ, and the lowest pay rate (DC9) I can be on at 6 years longevity. Nearly everyone else is getting more out of these little items

- Sick Leave - No more 70%. I actually ran into this in the spring, and burned deep enough into my sick bank that I WOULD have hit the 70% pay. Very nice to be rid of that. While I'm on the topic, I don't really give a hoot if the CPO calls me about my sick call. I don't fly when I'm sick, and I don't call in sick when I'm not. If they want to verify something that's fine. I've got nothing to hide. I WILL document the event for ALPA to track these things, and recommend everyone else do the same.


Just these few items have significantly bumped my pay. End of June paystub was MUCH higher than last June and I'm 3 pay steps down from where I was last year. Everyone's results vary, but if you are on reserve there is a very good chance that you are doing better than you were last year. Can't speak much to being a REG pilot.

Retirement goes to 15% on Jan 1st which is good. Higher would be better, but I'd be fine leaving it there and working on pay (which would result in more retirement $) in the future.

That's the good stuff. Next post will have my thoughts on the "bad"