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Old 10-30-2007 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyJSH
Okay, here are some questions I, and some other uninitiated, have had:

What is:

an MEC (similar to a shop steward?)
Junior Manning
An Override

How can one get credited with more hours than actually flown?


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I finally learned how little I know
MEC= master executive council, your local airline leaders.

junior manning= supposedly the company starts at the bottom of the seniority lists and works its way up to find people to cover a flight that couldn't be covered. here at pinnacle you cannot refuse a juniorman assignment and you are paid 150 percent for doing it plus you get a comp day that they have to give you the next month. at skywest you can refuse a juniorman assignment.

override= not sure.

more credit than actual hours flown= at pinnacle we have high speeds, the call them stand-ups at skywest. these are the best way to describe it although there are several other ways of getting more credit than flown. ok now back to the example, at pinnacle if you do the tlh high speed, which is leave mem around 8 at night, and come back at 630 in the morning you are not able to get enough rest to do it legally. so they leave you on duty. depending on the high speed you may only fly 2-3 hours, but you will get a gauranteed amount no matter how much you fly. lets say the tlh is worth 2 hours of credit, but the guarantee is 3.75. that is what you get paid. this is just one example of how you can earn more than you fly.
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