Originally Posted by
Da40Pilot
Yes you could, as long as someone senior to you grabbed the CA upgrade slot you held in the subsequent vacancy bids. So, like you said, if you happen to be one of those people who gets awarded a CA position, you'll have at least 7-8 months (Training + 350 hours logged) to get someone to bump you off. Not sure how things will look end of '24 but - lots of opportunities to stay an FO if you truly wanted it.
If I’m reading 8-D-1-a-(3)-(a) correctly, forced upgrade “buy backs” are at the bottom of the priority list- not the top. So it only happens once all vacancies on a subsequent bid are filled and there are still senior pilots bidding upgrade over & beyond what was offered. The likelihood of one vacancy having unfilled CA seats, & then a sudden rush for the door a month later is not high, so I wouldn’t expect it to be common practice. Brickfire is right- this is designed to fill seats, not produce a revolving door.