Originally Posted by
Emmerson Bigs
The company prefers it that way too. What is more efficient and manpower negative (i.e. less pilots needed)?
Conflict 15 R-days and drop them all allowing the dropper to pick up an open 13 day trip
Or, drop only the 3 days in conflict leaving 12, making him ineligible for the big trip, leaving him on reserve being paid while the company pays someone else to fly it or even has to draft to fill it.
In the Present, those 15 days go into the VTO system, as is. RA, RB, or R24. In the Present, the person awarded that 15 day R line has converted it to all Flying, through the almighty power of Conflicts.
In the Past, those 3 days were likely converted to 2 or 3 days of flying.
In neither the Present, nor the Past, did the Trips our notional Reserve Conflicter here picked up make it past the Secondary System to be flown at Draft or by someone else at straight pay.
The difference Now, is that there are more "Custom" R day lines built via the Secondary Process. Unknown Reserve lines if you will, versus the Known Reserve Lines. In the Past, there were more Known Reserve Lines Published, but still a lot of Unknown Reserve Lines in the VTO Request system. Flying only fills all the VTO lines when your seat is short and there's a lot of Conflicts that Don't take advantage of the +6 option, A lot of people who Don't bid around their vacation. A lot of people who protect Min Days Off when they have C\O or training.