Originally Posted by
Scoop
Rocky,
Maybe you would...... initially, but I think the issue is a lot more complicated than that. What happens if a lot of guys start trying to flying 85 or 90 hours every month? Remember the law of unintended consequences.
Scoop
I agree Scoop. There are 147 guys furloughed from CAL, & I betcha their reserves get their tails flown off this summer. Back in the summer of 2008 the 737 reserve FOs @ CAL were flying 90+ hours a month!!!! That's just silly, & I personally want no part of that!
Same went for the UAL pilots. I'll admit that over 80 hour pay was nice, but I'm not willing to fly my butt off to help UNDERSTAFF an airline. Guys are yelling they want C2K rates back, but how about the work rules/staffing formulas? As a combined group we barely exceed the size of the former stand alone DAL pilot group. That's a lot of jobs lost, & a lot more work.
