Originally Posted by
TED74
Why do you think 2 pilots (and presumably their significant others) should be unnecessarily awakened for every 3 AM green slip... and also require them to remain awake for 15-25+ minutes while awaiting an answer?
1:1 is my personal desire for any contact between 2100 and 0600 pilot base time. I needn't disrupt healthy sleep habits unnecessarily because Delta wants to carry inadequate reserves and I want access to premium pay. Why did we concede to this qol hit?
1 for 1 would mean that using ARCOS would take longer than the old method. Sadly we agreed in the last contract to development of a system to speed coverage. There were a bunch of small changes like that from TA1 to TA2. I considered them worthwhile changes to keep the PS and keep it pensionable. Adding the 4th year to the contract being the biggest concession.