Originally Posted by
bigdaddie
You don't need adequate coverage on the picked up trip, just what your dropping.
ACL - What's the multiplier do. I should know but don't.
Read Section 23. My copy has the actual terms on page 245.
Scheduling can put a PCS multiplier of 1.5 on certain categories on a given month if they determine that there will be staffing issues. (December is always a good month for it)
It is normally posted on the "Pilot resources and Scheduling" page. FWIW I have not seen it there, but then again, I have not been looking.
What the multiplier does, is sets a condition for the computer to look at more than adequate reserve coverage to drop or swap a trip. (Simple explanation) It in effect makes it very hard to swap non day to day trips.