Originally Posted by
Meme In Command
And I'm "losing" IA opportunities to pilots WAY senior to me. Let's not lose sight of the fact we both are suffering from the same problem: stuff going out as IA NOT in seniority order.
That being said, I partly disagree with the premise that you're short X amount of hours of what they "should" be. Nobody should rely on premium flying for their baseline. Nothing is stopping you from WS or picking up from the swap board. Premium flying may be prevalent, but none of us are "guaranteed" any of it.
I agree with the premise that relying on premium flying for a paycheck is problematic and not guaranteed. I disagree with the idea that a senior pilot could simply WS. I’ve had two in-base WS bypassed this month that weren’t offered as GS and went out as IA instead. The WS were in at least a week prior to the trips in question and there are no rest, 117 or PWA violations, so it seems the coverage ladder was simply bypassed. I’ve had a pilot assist case in for it but still awaiting a response.