Originally Posted by
727_Driver
IMO it is BS you have these guys pulling in 90 hours month of pay whether they tech or not, then going out and flying the line at premium rates with RSA days. Don't get me started on the 91 only pilots as well.
If they are that short on pilots that they need the instructors to fly they definitely need to hire more. I have seen sim sessions affected as well because the instructors trip interfered with the sim session...
I'm not sure what you mean by if they teach or not. We get 12 days off (regardless of 30 or 31 day month) per month and we work a minimum of 6 hours per day (at least 2 - 3 times a month we work 10-12 hour days for some lessons). So that gives us 108-114 hours in the school house per month at a minimum. And you don't think we should get a 90 hour guarantee?
As far as your second point goes, I can understand (somewhat) your point. However, I've not seen (in my two years at the schoolhouse, anyway) any event that hasn't gotten covered one way or the other. If I were to go back to the line and work 18-19 days I could get the same hours at the end of the month - would I then be entitled to pick up RSAs on my days off at premium pay? And if one of those RSA trips interfered with my next trip, they would modify that next trip and use a reserve to cover it, no? That's exactly what happens in the school house. I'm just unsure of where your animosity is stemming from.