Originally Posted by
Foulwx
Yes, there is a career limit of 24 months. One individual disability is limited to 12 months. Theoretically though, you could have 24 one-month periods of disability (subject to a bunch of restrictions).
Unfortunately for me, my first one begins on March 23 when I run out of sick leave.
As a 14 year employee at the merger, I gave up 1200 hours of sick pay. Just lovely.
Hope to be flying with all the new guys by later this summer if everything works out as planned.
First off, I wish you the best of luck with whatever your medical issue is. May you have a swift recovery.
I'm no math wizard, but if you burn 240 hours of sick time, then transition to disability and are made whole by DPMA for a year from that point, you are a break even in your case if you have been flying around 80 hours a month over the last few years. 80 X 12 = 960 + 240 = 1200. If you averaged flying less than that, the hour value would be less. Conversely, if you have averaged flying more than 80 hours, you'll come out further ahead. You'll also get a full annual allotment of sick leave hours as soon as training is complete upon your return if it is in a subsequent sick leave year (after June 1). That's with just one use of DPMA for a year. If you have already crested 19 years of service (I couldn't tell for sure from your post) then you have 270 hours instead of the 240 every year.
Just out of curiosity, what is the percentage you pay for DPMA benefits on each paycheck?