Originally Posted by
akulahunter
I know they keep saying 7.something for manning, but they are expecting 12 vacancies per side in GRR for a two plane base. I ain't no math genius, but I believe 12 CAs + 12 FOs = 24 pilots and 24 pilots ÷ 2 planes = 12 pilots. Looks like GRR will have 12 pilots per plane, at least initially.
Fairly standard for the small bases...good place to stick excess manning. Our near term issue is the number of airframes on property. Hard to put two in GRR and TYS without straining the system as a whole until we are 90 or more.