Originally Posted by
MrBojangles
yes it is. For instance I know one category a guy just posted somewhere else he was number 190 on the list in arcos. you tell me how a trip 3 hours out is supposed to get covered with a GS 5 people at a time when all the people that are at the top now have a blanket slip in with no intention of taking a trip? It's impossible and that's why they go to IA.
I think this is predominantly an issue in the larger NB categories, like ATL 7ER. To your point, they’re not getting thru 400+ pilots 5 at a time in a reasonable time, so I’m not surprised that they’re pulling the IA trigger at 3 prior. I’m not saying it’s right or that I agree with it, the system is clearly broken. But that’s the simple reality of the situation.
I haven’t witnessed the same shenanigans on the NYC 73. Yes we have our fair share of IAs, but the category is half the size of the one’s really getting beat up by 23M7.
the blanket greenies in the system are certainly bogging it down further, but there isn’t any way to validate who’s planning on flying if called, vs just leaving one in the system for violation purposes. Either way, it’s legal per the PWA and I don’t expect it to stop any time soon.