MIA current bid package flying:
50-something lines of flying
2 lines Vacation, training, other, (VTO)
15-20 lines reserve.
Detail:
Appx 15 lines of turns, locals, out and backs, whatever you call them. Either am or pm. Am’s start between 6-9am, usually a 2 hr leg to S. America, 7hr l/o then flyback. 13hr duty. PM’s are more domestic, start around 2100, 3 legs with at least 1 x a 3+hr sit at one of the big sorts back to Mia around 6am.
There are appx 15 lines of domestic week on / week off night sort flying. Usually starts with a commercial ticket into position on Sunday then your typical 2-3 leggers with a 3+hr sit at a sort. Some have CML tickets on both ends. These are domestic flights. Example: 2030 van, fly to PHL, sit 4 hrs, fly back to whatever city and layover from 7am to 8pm. Repeat all week and finish on Saturday am.
10 lines or so of fairly clean international (S. America) flying. Example sked during a 28day pay period:
8-10 day trip thru S America with weekend layover somewhere. A chunk of days off then appx 4 days of shorter pairings (mostly 2 days and turns). Repeat another 4 weeks to complete the 8 week bid.
There are another 10 lines or so of dirty international or base trip lines (mixed bag of leftovers). Example line:
5 days off, a 5 day (5D) right into a 3 day, 4 days off, 3D, 5D, 2D, 3 off, 4D, 2D, 4off, 4D, 4D, 3D, 8 off. I would guess the bottom guys are getting these types of lines.
There are 2 lines of VTO = search these threads for more info. Basically they are whatever is leftover further into the bidding process.
C and D reserves:
C reserve is 1600-0400 coverage
D reserve is 0400-1600 coverage
Reserve is a mix of 6 and 4 day blocks with equivalent days off or 7 on/off. As someone mentioned, reserve apparently goes senior in MIA.
On first glance nothing looks too terrible and I didn’t find anything you wouldn’t necessarily find in SDF but again, I’m not MIA based so take my opinion loosely. Maybe some of these ****ed off MIA dudes could elaborate more on what they dislike about MIA flying.... or if the new guys bid out, specifically why?
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