Originally Posted by
beis77
I’ll take the 9 hours, thanks. I don’t normally sit reserve, but see this as a win for commuters that do; especially very junior folks. Yes, it’s a productive gain for the company (or else they wouldn’t have done it); it’s also a win for many pilots. To your point, there may be a few less green slips handed out now. However 9 vice 12 hour SC may also be the difference in allowing a commuter to get home vs. having to get hotel rooms or crash pad. And with the holidays coming up, it’s a nice QOL perk - folks may be able to make it home and see their families that otherwise wouldn’t have been able to. Granted, it’s not a win for everyone for reasons previously posted by several, but many people do see this as a QOL win, especially commuters (that don’t see many GS anyway).
How can you commute home after your 1000-1900 SC is now followed by a 0700-1600 SC the next morning?This is the concern. This will become more prevalent.
Yes, I'm fully aware they could already do this. But most times they wouldn't. It required more perceptive and motivated schedulers to do it, and it is a manual intervention. Many, if not most schedulers don't fall into that category. Now, the computer program does it for them and you're going to show up as available earlier the next day when they are making assignments.
Scoop is right, time will tell. I've stated my case, and most are not convinced. That's fine. I honestly hope I'm wrong. I'll stop beating a dead horse.....
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