Originally Posted by
scambo1
That's actually a pretty interesting concept though. If two equally qualled pilots want to swap bases with each other, where's the harm in it...we should be able to do it instantaneously.
Is there a downside for anyone?
I like the idea, but I do see two downsides.
1) Someone junior swaps out with someone senior. Result is pilots in between the two move down a number in the category.
2) A pilot who sees someone junior to him get a swap to a category he wants feels like his seniority has been abrogated.
Solution: Have a base swap board. All requested swaps must stay up for 30 days to give all pilots a chance to bid. After a swap, for bidding purposes a pilot must use the junior of either his seniority or of the pilot's seniority he is swapping with until he can hold that category through the normal AE process.
This way, no other pilot is "harmed" and two pilots are happier. Although one problem would be the IT programming for bidding using a different seniority number.