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12-30-2021, 04:46 AM

#351

flyinthrew

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Quote:

Originally Posted by StickPig

Does notification come soon after that? Trip has been in open time for several days and I’ve had my slip in for a week. Trying to figure out if I should leave for NY this afternoon…

It gets processed manually starting sometime after 8 and almost always before noon. You’ll see trips start to move over to the Daily Trip Coverage page in iCrew and you’ll know they’re working your category. Whether you get the trip depends on a lot of factors. You have the best chances if your days of availability matches the length of the trip.

Same day and next day reserve trip coverage doesn’t happen in PCS.

12-30-2021, 04:51 AM

#352

StickPig

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Originally Posted by tennisguru

If it is assigned to you you'll get a notification almost immediately.

Also, YS's can be tricky if the trip you want doesn't match perfectly with your days of availability.

Yeah I have a six day LC and it’s a five day trip.

12-30-2021, 04:53 AM

#353

waldo135

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Originally Posted by StickPig

Yeah I have a six day LC and it’s a five day trip.

The YS won’t get processed until the morning before (narrow body) no matter when you put it in.

12-30-2021, 05:00 AM

#354

tennisguru

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Quote:

Originally Posted by StickPig

Yeah I have a six day LC and it’s a five day trip.

Any stretch of reserve at or over 4 days all falls into the 4 day bucket, so that works in your favor. Obviously for trips longer than 4 days they'll need a res in the 4 day bucket who has more than 4 days of availability. Sounds like the only way you won't get the trip is if a senior reserve who has at least 5 days of availability also YS's that trip.

12-30-2021, 05:08 AM

#355

TED74

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Originally Posted by StickPig

Does notification come soon after that? Trip has been in open time for several days and I’ve had my slip in for a week. Trying to figure out if I should leave for NY this afternoon…

23 N and 23 O are worth a read…and a re-read and another re-read. Handbooks and guides and APC are all great references, but at the end of the day it’s worth learning the contract itself. Many sections are challenging reads and will take multiple reads and even further questioning of your peers or mentor to fully understand. But if you can get in the habit of finding and digesting information from the PWA itself, I’m confident you’ll find those skills worthwhile in the long run.

12-30-2021, 07:03 AM

#356

Gspeed

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tennisguru

Don't the widebody fleets also have a 5-day bucket? I believe so but I don’t remember if the 7ER falls under that. I know that it does in regards to a min. work block of 4-99-5 instead of 3-99-5 for the NB fleets.

12-30-2021, 08:32 AM

#357

DWC CAP10 USAF

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Quote:

Originally Posted by waldo135

The YS won’t get processed until the morning before (narrow body) no matter when you put it in.

Most of the time yes, however PWA 23.M.3 Exception one states that Rotations with a report time between 0000 and 0400 or a MED designator in Open Time will be covered on the second day prior to the rotation

12-30-2021, 08:36 AM

#358

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Originally Posted by StickPig

I know there are multiple PCS runs through the day. Are YS’s processed last? I have LC beginning tomorrow and have a slip request in but trying to understand the system a bit. When might I find out if I was awarded flying? 1500?

sorry for the newb question. First LC off OE…

Sched Ref Handbook has good info and is written in plane English, compared to the Legal-eez of the PWA.

PWA 23.E.2 and 3 cover the order of how things are processed during a PCS run

23.N and 23.O (coverage ladders) will show you were YS fall when scheds is trying cover rotations.

PWA 23.T is amplifying data specific to yellow slips