Originally Posted by
StartngOvr
No. Not sure how my argument translates to "I want longer short calls?" I can see already that I'm in the minority. On that I'll agree. But it doesn't prove I'm wrong either.
Can I assume your preference is to sit for 7 9-hour SC's each month instead of 3 12-hr short calls? This is my concern as to where this is going......
Your simply stating that this isn't a job killer doesn't make it true. Can you provide a rationale or elaborate as to as to why I'm wrong? I'm willing to listen to a reasonable, respectful discussion about it, and hopefully I am wrong. But, for now I'm still skeptical.
You just covered 63 hours of shortcall instead of 36... If they were covering the same 36 hours they would need 4 9-hour periods. I don’t think that argument is reasonable.
If everyone can do only 7 SC in a month they will need more reserves to cover it all. They still will have to cover the regular flying so they can’t reduce regular lines to carry more reserves. I don’t think this will reduce jobs. It might spread more SC to the senior reserves, though. It could require more reserves to cover it, but if it did that I’m sure it wouldn’t be happening.
I just don’t see how it will require less pilots to cover the same amount of time. I can see the concern it will lead to more SC periods per pilot, but they could easily have run everyone out for 7 12-hour periods each month too but that didn’t seem to be a regular occurrence.