Originally Posted by
scambo1
I disagree with that as a simple characterization.
Reserve pilots are the group that is bringing the company to the negotiating table, but 117 is a gigantic QOL hit for lineholders too.
(I know tiniest fiddle playing for me) In my category, almost every trip was worth 8+ hours per 24hrs away from base. It is now about 6. That's a pretty significant QOL hit. I am sure in other categories they are affected in a similar way.
What any of this has to do with a pilot who couldn't do a stall recovery is beyond me.
Ah but reserve pilots take a double hit then, because after absorbing the front line assault of contractual abrogation by memo, they then get to enjoy the same degredated trips as well. I'm just saying that the fulcrum here is reserve notification and leash issues, and the fix needs to address that first and foremost. If we can pile on for other things, great, but we can't use this as a source to "fund" anything else unless the issues causing it are fixed first.