Originally Posted by
Dirtdiver
My prediction: some categories grossly overmanned, others grossly undermanned.
Make lemonade. GS/GSWC or bid reserve and take 6 months off.
We need pilots flying the line, so any overmanning will be well calculated with a cost benefit analysis. We need pilots flying the line, so I think Crew Resources will run multiple scenarios over several days exploring the maximum limits of the training department.
Summer could be very Green with conflict with forecasts of Rolling Thunder(storms) all throughout the reserve system. The lazy days of Fall will be quite favorable for those who bid reserve. Those well versed in bidding reserve in a vacation month in an overstaffed category this fall will probably get an all expenses paid 1 day trip to the sim for bounces. We will likely see training stacked up in the last nine months of the conversion window to keep pilots on the line through the summer.