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Old 01-03-2021, 04:28 AM
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Call scheduling and ask if you can change it. I made a similar error and they were nice enough to fix it after I ask very humbly...
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Old 01-03-2021, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy View Post
I have no idea why it was originally negotiated into the contract so this is purely speculation. I imagine it went something like, if we could have once a year where we could drop below min coverage to attend certain life events, that would be great. Okay, but what is to prevent them from GS over those days?
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Basically this is correct. The APD is intended to be used when you really need time off for something major. If allowed to use it and fly over those days the majority of the usage would probably be to pick up a greenslip. Dropping trips with low reserve coverage obviously has cost consequences to the company so like most things in the contract it’s a compromise.
‘It was originally called “Authorized Leave” and it was 5 days long that was negotiated down to 3 days when I got hired. It was paid. As in you could drop a trip and get paid for it or drop reserve days and get paid, or at least not lose pay. This evolved into the APD in bad times.

Agree with what Sailing said above.

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Old 01-03-2021, 06:21 AM
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Not to change the subject to much

Not finding the cutoff to put in for a PD (personal drop) to utilize a SUPP Day.

If the trip is on the 7th of January, does it need to be put in for when they run the cards at 7am for the PCS run on 6 January?
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Originally Posted by 10000 View Post
Not to change the subject to much

Not finding the cutoff to put in for a PD (personal drop) to utilize a SUPP Day.

If the trip is on the 7th of January, does it need to be put in for when they run the cards at 7am for the PCS run on 6 January?
Any PB days from 2020 that became SUP days can be used to drop trips and get paid for them before the the new vacation year begins in April 2021.

Not sure if this is currently how it’s done but in the past you needed to PD the trip and then call crew scheduling and tell them you want to use a SUP day/s to cover the trip. Don’t wait till the last minute.

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Old 01-03-2021, 07:17 AM
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Thanks Denny

Just trying to figure out when the cut off is or when its to late. Saving it in case of a swap with the pot till the cut off.

I'll PD it last minute if need be, or just fly it if i'm to late pulling the trigger. Just can't find the exact cut off time.

Since I have Feb/Mar, I'll get it done at some point to avoid the vacation day.
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Thanks Denny

Just trying to figure out when the cut off is or when its to late. Saving it in case of a swap with the pot till the cut off.

I'll PD it last minute if need be, or just fly it if i'm to late pulling the trigger. Just can't find the exact cut off time.

Since I have Feb/Mar, I'll get it done at some point to avoid the vacation day.
Sounds good! I’d think that the last PCS when you can PD a trip for the next day would be the cut off. Lol! Not exactly sure which one that is!

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Old 01-03-2021, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane View Post
Sounds good! I’d think that the last PCS when you can PD a trip for the next day would be the cut off. Lol! Not exactly sure which one that is!

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IIRC, 2200 on Monday is the last opportunity to drop a trip on Friday.
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Old 01-03-2021, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane View Post
Any PB days from 2020 that became SUP days can be used to drop trips and get paid for them before the the new vacation year begins in April 2021.

Not sure if this is currently how it’s done but in the past you needed to PD the trip and then call crew scheduling and tell them you want to use a SUP day/s to cover the trip. Don’t wait till the last minute.

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Scheduling Alert 20-25 outlines the new way to use SUP days -- PB days from 2020 -- in January, February, and March. You submit either a TOFF request form or a Payback Day request. If you call crew scheduling, they'll tell you to submit these forms.

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Edit: The scheduling handbook says what Denny says to do, but it is apparently now outdated.

Edit 2: The links to the forms are in the 20-25 email.

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Old 01-03-2021, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by All 5 Stages View Post
Scheduling Alert 20-25 outlines the new way to use SUP days -- PB days from 2020 -- in January, February, and March. You submit either a TOFF request form or a Payback Day request. If you call crew scheduling, they'll tell you to submit these forms.

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Thanks for the info! I figured it might have changed since the last time I had PB days turn into SUPP days. Personally, I don’t have to worry about them anymore!

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Originally Posted by Planetrain View Post
You sure it’s all 5 days? APD is max 4.
23.I.10.c.1 says "single rotation of any length"

You might be confusing it with 23.I.10.c.2 which says "multiple rotations totaling no more than 4 consecutive days" or 23.I.10.c.3 which says "no more than four consecutive reserve on-call days"
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