Originally Posted by
RonRicco
I have to say, this has become a very interesting debate over a topic I really never thought I would hear pilots complaining about. (I should have known better)
So, to break it down. Pilot A gets a good deal because he has decided to stay senior in category. Pilot B, although at some point, or even possibly now could bid a category to give him the same option, would rather take away the pilot A's (and every pilots) potential option and redistribute that among the other pilots.
Where do we stop with this line of thinking? Those senior 777 guys who get weekends, holidays, and get to fly to places other than MLU? Do we start breaking up that club as well and giving that time off to the rest of the pilot group?
This almost sounds like that debate where a pilot wanted to increase the reserves required on the weekends where pilots wouldn't be able to drop trips and less green slips would go out (therefore giving a reserve less chance of flying on the weekend). Really?
For what it is worth, I am neither neither senior in category or an FO, but I would be against taking away the current recovery rules for them.
RR,
I agree with you, but you have to realize that a lot of issues that seem like a "big deal" on this board at times barely rise to the level of a minor concern for the Pilot group as a whole.
The new reserve rules are an example. According to this forum the new reserve system was going to "crush" our pilots who would be routinely flying to ALV+15 including every month.
Well has that happened? I would say mostly no. I bet some guys have flown close to ALV+15 against their will, but a lot more junior commuting Pilots now get a line because many senior pilots are now bidding reserve. It is now possible to see the plug in a category getting a line.
On the other hand, part of the value of this forum is seeing what the other guys are thinking. A lot of these guys are pretty sharp and often come up with stuff I would have never thought of.
Additionally a lot of guys are just brainstorming and post a lot of supposition - I find this also adds to the value of the "All Knowing Thread."
Scoop
