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#181
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2011
Posts: 420
“Getting home” is the absolute worst reason to extend. You’ll be crucified if anything happens. I just don’t see any reason to extend. None.
Had an old instructor tell me “There’s nothing we have to do today that can’t be done tomorrow.”
Had an old instructor tell me “There’s nothing we have to do today that can’t be done tomorrow.”
#182
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2008
Position: 320 Captain
Posts: 646
United pilots get paid if they chose to extend. Only makes sense to me.
+2 hours credit for extending up to 30 minutes
+5 hours credit :31 minutes - 2 hours
Of course no one should extend when fatigued and its up to your professional judgement to not let extra money influence your decision.
However, if you are going to be working extra hours (from a delay) then you should be paid more for it. That's how it is in most jobs....
This is a must in our next contract.
+2 hours credit for extending up to 30 minutes
+5 hours credit :31 minutes - 2 hours
Of course no one should extend when fatigued and its up to your professional judgement to not let extra money influence your decision.
However, if you are going to be working extra hours (from a delay) then you should be paid more for it. That's how it is in most jobs....
This is a must in our next contract.
5-F-1-h-(1) For unaugmented Duty Periods, this Section 5-F-1-h shall apply only if there is a single flight in the Duty Period (for purposes of this Section 5-F-1-h, a deadhead deviation shall not be considered to be a flight in the Duty Period), a ground return shall be considered to be a flight in the Duty Period, and an air return shall be considered to be a flight in the Duty Period). ‘A single flight in the Duty Period’ means there is only one legal flight in the unaugmented Duty Period, as measured at the actual time of take-off of the first flight in the unaugmented Duty Period.
So for most domestic ops, there is no add pay for extending ones duty day.
#183
Who is the CS manager that keeps pushing crews and withholding premium pay?
#184
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2016
Position: 6th place
Posts: 1,826
Yep. If I’m not fatigued I extend. Sometimes we forget there are 200 customers who you are going to strand.
Now come January 1st things may change. But for now I will continue to extend if I am fit.
#186
Do you think having pilots available to fly for you after 12-14 hours of duty is maybe something the company should think about?
#187
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,104
There are guys that commute cross country on a red eye to start their full day of flying that morning...
#189
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,902
She flew in the Fedex redeye but her trip didn’t report until the afternoon. As it turned out their EWR-ROC turn cancelled and they had to fly just the BUF leg that night. Theoretically she could have had some sleep in the morning and afternoon in her duration at the crew room.
#190
Goin Streakin!
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Position: Hogless
Posts: 70
She flew in the Fedex redeye but her trip didn’t report until the afternoon. As it turned out their EWR-ROC turn cancelled and they had to fly just the BUF leg that night. Theoretically she could have had some sleep in the morning and afternoon in her duration at the crew room.
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