Originally Posted by
nuball5
You keep missing my point. I’m all for making extra money, but it needs to be done safely and responsibly. When scheduling calls you three times inside the WCOL for a morning show, yes I have an issue with that. Just saying that I’ll examine the overhead panel and find a way to make it through the day is unacceptable to me. I’m just saying this new premium open-time I think will allow for better planning and is a much safer practice overall....that’s all.
If you are putting yourself on VDA and you are complaining about this then I have no words, but if you are getting cold called thats another story. Funny thing is though at least for JFK (and i am pretty senior on the FO side because I do 4ish VDA's a month) I have never once gotten cold called. There are 110 people in base and at least 20 people with VDA on their schedule a day so there are no cold calls, captain side is a different story. But again you can use your noggin to have an idea of when the $$$ train is going to come calling based on weather, rsv grid, ect. When i know it's coming... I make sure I get rest.