Originally Posted by
ohaiyo
Yeah, I'm in the camp that would like to see proof. At this point the notion that the optimizer will just make everything worse is too close to 'received wisdom' for me. Let's see their work.
Precisely.
So you're saying it is available? If so, fair enough. I'll do my homework.
Yes.
Here's why I don't buy this argument: if they could eliminate credit from all these rotations by adding more flying, they would. That they don't (or aren't) demonstrates the counterpoint others are raising. I mean why not just add a penalty lap to the front or back end of every rotation with 2-3 hours of credit right now? There is some reason they can't, otherwise it would be happening.
You should speak to the former scheduling chair and current ATL CA Rep. They ran it when he was there. You think he would just make up the result?
And "they" don't do anything. A computer program does. If it doesn't need to add those turns to eliminate credit on trips, it won't. But CARMEN will do whatever it can to optimize with a 6 hour ADG and the results, historically when it has been tested have resulted in very negative outcomes.