Originally Posted by
ugleeual
I don’t like the TA… however the landing currency section doesn’t force any pilot bidding the FO seat from giving up a landing. The real intent is to make IRO seat bidders to opt in for an “available seat swap” landing to keep them current before going NQ… but ultimately if the flying FO and CA don’t also opt in then it’s stays quo.
If the Capt and IRO opt in but the flying FO doesn’t then the Capt can get 500 to give his leg to the IRO. So that makes the flying FO the bunkie for that leg. If the flying FO opts out and ends up non-current do to a life event, he is NQ and can go 60 days UNPAID. I can see some CRM issues coming out of this do to different wants and needs amongst 3 people. This should never have happened.