I actually agree with word302 on this one.

 

Okay, is there something I don't know about Daytona ERAU CFIs that everyone likes to bag on? I was a Prescott student, a Prescott CFI, and I'm still friends with a ton of them, and I've known very few of them that seem to fit that stereotype. Yeah there are douch-nozzles in every pilot group but they were also some of the best pilots and best people I've flown with (besides most of you fine Compass people)

(or am I one of them.... oh God....)

 

This!!!!! I've flown with some senior FOs who are waiting for a line when they upgrade so they don't have to commute to reserve CA. They have families and are unable to move. Can't blame them for living their life the way they want to. And if they want to be a FO lifer, who's to stop them? If they're able to get their dream job without upgrading, more power to them! But if someone who's a CA wants to do FO flying, that greatly decreases the company's staffing, and therefore hiring, needs.

It's the law of supply and demand. If they can't attract enough people to work here as pilots, they'll have to pay people more or somehow make people want to come. This gives our union incredible negotiating leverage to make all our lives better. Decreasing that lack of supply by flying in the right seat helps the company be able to say "we don't need to pay you more because we're doing fine staffing wise." Pay is a huge deal, especially if 95%+ of our pilots are based in two very expensive cities (LAX and SEA).

Since adding the pay bonus, it sounds like we're getting enough people in class to fill in for attrition. We'll see how long this lasts until the company needs to take another step with the Endeavor TA, or losing excitement after the initial offering of the bonus. By not taking the right seat time, it forces the company to hire more FOs. And if they reach the bottom of the barrel and can't find more people, they'll have to "pull more levers" as Bob has put it on the employee calls. Hopefully those levers will benefit the pilot group as a whole, not just new hires. But either way, more new hires means better quality of life for everyone as it helps the movement up the seniority list. And I hope that's something we can all get behind.

 

New memo out - vacation buy back revised to only Jan 2018 - March 2018

 

It's funny how you think you are the compass thread bouncer.

 

Any news of what exactly the Compass RTP will be? Heard it is approved, just waiting to hear what it is.

 

Hey home boy, how about this. I’ll make it really simple. If I see a captain sitting in my seat I will plaster your name over everything my little FO hands can get on to make you look like the “toad sucker” you are. Keep your a** in your seat. The union is 100% right on this one. And as I spent unfortunate time in that little place in Daytona everyone (including myself) hates. I can say with pretty high confidence you may be one of those little scrubs. If not, your personality fits right in with their arrogance.

 

Except it says January - March and then January - November in the same paragraph two sentences later...

But I'm guessing if it's just January - March, and if so, that's encouraging news about the staffing levels. Sounds like movement is going to be picking up again!

 

Compass RTP?

 

Wowza. I think your home boy already repeatedly said he's not going to do it anymore after that union e-mail came out. Despite you disagreeing with his original decision, it's a free country and he can do whatever the heck he wants.

GoHomeLeg....I am glad you're staying put on the left seat with your 1000+ PIC after that union e-mail, nevertheless....I have a question for you since I am curious -- why would you originally volunteer for right seat CA flying when it adds nothing to your bottom line? zero incentives. You are working on your days off for regular pay and logging SIC time. Why wouldn't you just pick up stuff from the CA open time and at least log PIC time?