Originally Posted by
Pirate
Line holder potential should also play into this decision, I would think. How far, in terms of line numbers and/or time, am I from being able to hold a line on the 73 vs 75/76 in Miami if hiring into Miami continues at the current pace? Except for the last class of all MD-80, it seems like it has been 5-10 new pilots per class going to each. I'm assuming that the reason it's junior is because pilots above me would also be flowing out and making room for me to move up and that it's not just the bottom 20 pilots that continually bid out?
ALL aircraft AQP. When I went thru on 7576 there was no AQP.
We can't even guess when a new hire would hold a line on any equip.
LIM always goes to reserve. I loved Lima. But I flew it as a 3 day dinnertime/daytime. I never flew the all nighters.
Brace yourselves, I'm going to write something positive here...
Next Feb 2015 PBS is scheduled to begin. If we can get the 30 in 168 to be in base, then all reserve lines will be 6 days on, 2,3,4 days off. 6 on, 2,3,4 off 6 on, 2,3,4 off.
No more long blocks of days on in a row.
They never build reserve lines with more than 6 off at the beginning of the month or 6 off at the end.
Most times 5 off at end of month. And you have to be senior reserve to get the 6 off at beginning of month.
There is a mentoring program for recallees and flow thrus and now for new hires. I am involved, but have not been assigned any new hires yet.
If I get a new hire, I will send him/her my email and my phone number and I may even try to phone that person before they call me. On the phone I can tell/help them on the 75/76 before training.
737 I do not remember much.