Originally Posted by
JamesBond
stop it. The MEC members are not even remotely volunteers. They are being paid. WELL paid I might add. To call them volunteers does a disservice to real volunteers.
And it is a flat out lie to say they cannot pick up greenslips. That is complete bull****.
If you are offline full time, you are paid 94.5 hours and are expected to work 18 days in the office in ATL. The only way to fly on full time FPL is to do a trip buy. You get per diem and your “pay” for the trip is offset against your FPL. You can’t white slip or green slip or anything else.
If you are not on full time FPL, the rules vary based on reg vs reserve and preposted leave vs leave posted after you have a schedule. Those pilots can green slip like everyone else. There is no cap to what they can make, although some alpa leave is caped if you go over 94.5.
The officers and the chair and vice of the busier committees are in full time FPL. Most committee members come in for a certain amount of time each month (1-2 weeks) and fly the rest of the time.