Originally Posted by
Proximity
First we did this to ourselves. Poor PM by mostly Captains got us to where we are today. Additionally, the new procedures look to be a mix of Skywest and Airtran stuff, and mostly industry standard. I does look super wordy, but not difficult - if this was how we did it from day one, nobody would be complaining now.
The primary driver of a new base is APL/pairing construction - geography doesn't isn't so much a factor. They will take a whole year of more efficient pairings and worry about 1-2 days of bad weather when it comes. At least with 3 bases in the area and many pilots they will be able to find many people to "help out" especially if they use the language where they can adjust the premium multiple.
Yeah we did the PM thing to ourselves. The 60 pg memo on how to set missed approach altitude is classic Air Force project pilots who don’t have a clue what they’re doing. Ask any RJ pilot how they did it or copy the manual from any other OAL to start with. Could’ve ended up where we are now years ago and with way less confusion.
They’re gonna open a base where they want without any pilot input so it is what it is. I’m just rooting for the place that has the most likelihood of unringing the displacement mess out West and AUS isn’t it.