Guess I’m a chump. Paid 1200 hours for 600 hours hard time with 9 weeks off.

Literally the one thing we have better than Delta and you’re too stupid and ignorant to see it.

We’re f&cked.

Ah, photon back to personal attacks. What an addition to the board. CnR misses you.

OMG!!! Your candyass calls that personal attack??? Your butt buddy generalizes folks that arent interested in his program as lazy and wanting to be spoon fed which i think is a dumb statement. And then he calls me ignorant. He is right though, we are f'd with candyasses running around regarding everything as a personal attack. To the point, I dont think its a matter of being to lazy to learn it. I think alot of folks just arent interested in the execution. But I am not demeaning anyone who does it.

I have a friend that works IMAX really well, and never works more than 14-15 days a month and usually has two off (NOV/DEC) with the occasional premium trip. He’s always working though, trying to play the game that works for him.

For awhile I worked more trip trading to get turns than I worked at the company, and that was exhausting but fun in a way. Turns were actually pretty tiring, but I was home every night for two years with two exceptions (meeting a buddy for a mancation using MU to pick up a 1-1). I was always on the computer, and always checking my phone and LS for trades. But now I’m enjoying early retirement on the jr widebody - and I check AAreserve once a day and there’s usually NOTHING going on. Hopefully this will continue for the next twenty years.

Boring story short, I’ve found my niche and I’m very happy with it. Although I can’t see a scenario where I would ever IMAX (unless I get so bored that I bid 320/CA), it’s in the contract and if we ever give it up, we should get amazing returns for it (beyond INDUSTRY LEADING).


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I see it jackass. I know what it does. I'm not interested in it. You can do it it your hearts content. Im not calling for it to go. I simply responded to your generalization about laziness and spoon feeding. BFD.

Nope, that’s how it’s done!


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If you'd read my post closely enough you would've notice that I didnt criticize what IMAX strategy can result in. So i'm happy you worked it. Got no problem with that. The thrust of my post was a response to a generalizing of people and an accusation of wanting to be spoon fed. Had nothing to do with your IMAX results.

I stick by my generalization. The ones who criticize it are to ones too lazy to open the contract and learn it.

But you do you.

Instead of calling people stupid, how about you try to educate others on how you accomplished that. That will probably help your cause... I’ve read the contract, the APA IMAX guide, and have done my own spreadsheet to mess with the numbers. I can’t cone up with a reasonable plan without relying on ridiculously high credit months in the summers.

Are you a member of Below the Line on FB. There are numerous people there that will help you.

Trick #1 - If you get sick on a 3 or 4 day and have a few days off after, call in sick, wait 6 hours and call in well so you can trip trade again. Then pick up a trip on the days off after your sick call from below the line (to help a fellow pilot out). So, you have days off over the footprint of your sick call that you’re getting paid for from your sick bank, you’re resetting your 100 in 30 (far max), and you’re adding 15 to 21 hours to your credit with the trip over the original days off. Just one little trick if you’re willing to do it.

There are others like this. IMAX isn’t as easy as sitting short call in base. It takes work. You’re gonna work. But with a little planning, some flexibility, and knowledge, it’s just really not that difficult.