Originally Posted by
Blueskies21
Have you been flying open time when other guys are on the street? I don't think he's trying to be funny, I think he's calling those guys rats. I'm just reminded of the whole... they came to take away my neighbor because he was XX I didn't say anything because I wasn't XX... etc etc. So there's 70 something guys out of work so far, keep flying open time. The reserves that still have jobs won't fly enough, and how long do you think it will be before they say.. "you know what, these guys aren't flying either..... we could probably furlough them too"......
Good point and no, no open time i use my days to commute... But i really dont think that flying open time makes a big deal, management furloughed because they hired too many for the forcast attrition that NEVER HAPPENED, not for the reason that, people will just work extra... The open time was always being picked up before furloughs and is still being picked up or handed out as rsv assignments, since there isnt a whole lot in open time each month then it will NOT make a difference other than a reserve getting and extra few hours here and there... until they are flying over the 72 hours, management wont look at recalls UNFORTUNATELY. SEA' has a good point, the airplanes all sit once or twice a day or we haven been taking them to overnights at 8:30pm and flying them out in the a.m... pilots and airplanes are not being used to the full potential!!
I understand insano's point but he is obviously playing dumb and not looking at the big picture, educated or not on all this... there are more reasons, out of the pilot groups control, and its not our fault if he's gonna be a hater, but he's in for a rude return with that attitude