Originally Posted by
PRS Guitars
I stand by my solution of only assigning LC during DOTC. I’ve commuted to LC and SC. For SC I’m there and want to fly (which is another thing I’d like, is the ability for SC to ask to fly). For non commuters, SC are there and ready to fly as well. LC, I could always make it, but occasionally had to drive out to the airport ready to catch the last flight if I was number one in the queue just in case a last minute outside of DOTC popped up. Commute to sit in a crash pad on LC…no ****ing way I’d do that, rather just hold a line at that point.
And it’s not “screw the SC people”. The primary purpose of LC is to fill open trips that pilots haven’t picked up. The primary purpose of SC is last minute stuff like sick calls, time outs, pop up ferry flights, etc.
commuting is a personal choice and I will leave it at that…LC is a 12hr call out, that’s the contract, maybe the rule changes you suggested would be good in the next contract…I do agree that calling out sick in the 15-12 hour range is a d move….SC people are trying not to fly just like LC are so I don’t agree that they alone should cover “sick calls”…I like the LC during DOTC only, accept if a trip pops open that reports after noon the next day, that should be the same LC assigned as now…SC people get burned too, tons of times I’ve gotten a crappy 4day that shows at 1pm or whatever that WAS assigned to a LC pilot who later called in “sick” that morning….if a SC pilot calls in sick after getting a trip they don’t want, that’s usually a call from a chief.