Originally Posted by
Slowhawk
New hire questions..
Would a new hire just coming on line in MSP expect to get any flying while on reserve?
Also, the training department has not taught us anything about:
-PBS
-FLICA
-viewing or interpreting schedules
-trip trading
-open time
-Reserve scheduling
-Lufthansa IOCC (still cant access this or PBS or FLICA)
-Crew Scheduling (this was presented, but is was "The fastest I have ever presented this to any class ever")
-etc.
For bidding: Go to cpz.alpa.org and download the PBS user guide. This is an excellent document. Don't even bother to look at the online help on the PBS interface. The PBS committee volunteers are extremely helpful as well. You can contact them through the website.
For scheduling: The contract (available via Comply) contains the guidance for scheduling. Consult it first, then ask questions about what you don't understand.
For most everything else: You will learn from other crew members if you ask questions while sitting ready reserve. (IOCC - which includes trading, open time, viewing schedules - is still a wildcard. Everybody is still learning about it.)