Originally Posted by
injun21
I have never been junior manned. Because I received a MKE line while still in systems, I am protected. If you can hold a line, as an FO, at either MKE or CAE. You are somewhat protected from JMs. I start early on day one and am usually done between 7p-1145p on day four so there’s not much they can do to me.
This is my 2nd 121 job. I was guaranteed 11 days off at my last job but usually got 12 as a lineholder. At AWAC I usually have 13-14 days off.
At my last job I usually flew and was paid for 75-80 hours. At AWAC I never, ever, ever credit(paid) less than 96 hours before picking up extra flying. Because of pay protections you make more money here.
Today, I flew .9 hours from AZO-ORD then took a deadhead .8 hours from ORD-MKE but was paid for three hours.
On Sunday and Monday, I flew for 4.6 hours and was paid for 21 because I picked up extra flying that was in critical time. It’s easy to do. You will make ALOT of money here for being a “regional” airline pilot.
As a Capt. you will get JMed more and make $140 while bent over. It’s just a rite of passage.
Couple of things here:
You are not protected because you have a line in MKE or CAE. If they are short pilots, you will be rerouted, junior manned, and you will work on your days off. Junior manning is completely dependent on coverage. While it’s true that being in a maintenance base may prevent some instances of junior-manning because of the horrendous schedules, to think you’re “protected” is naive.
Being Junior-manned when upgrading to Captain is not “rite of passage”. It’s a weakness in the current contact, and a direct result of short staffing due to an inability to recruit new pilots.