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Old 10-23-2025 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ShegotheD
I have washed 19PB days on the same trip for November, with no SS designation. I am starting to think it's only on WB fleets. For the record, I am NBA.
Are any of the days in the trip footprint black? It takes 100% blue days to hit OT and be snagged by CS. If your intent is to cycle multiple PB days using a trip that touches a black day prevents it from hitting open time.

Another approach being discussed is "borrowing" a senior trip and intentionally cycle to make it a silver slip.
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Old 10-23-2025 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by m3113n1a1
I've heard they automated it and have some kind of algorithm that takes into account how many PB days the pilot has when it's determining whether to designate the trip as a silver slip mid PCS run.

But they can't automate pilot pay properly or sick calls.
Correct on all counts. If interested reach out to ATL Rep TR. He can give you the details. Slimy on the company's part, but technically ("we didn't think that they would do that") legal.
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Old 10-23-2025 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter
Are any of the days in the trip footprint black? It takes 100% blue days to hit OT and be snagged by CS. If your intent is to cycle multiple PB days using a trip that touches a black day prevents it from hitting open time.

Another approach being discussed is "borrowing" a senior trip and intentionally cycle to make it a silver slip.
Excellent.
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Old 10-23-2025 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter
Are any of the days in the trip footprint black? It takes 100% blue days to hit OT and be snagged by CS. If your intent is to cycle multiple PB days using a trip that touches a black day prevents it from hitting open time.

Another approach being discussed is "borrowing" a senior trip and intentionally cycle to make it a silver slip.
This was my thought. If they are making SS we could do that with anything. We just need to figure out what triggers the algorithm.
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Old 10-23-2025 | 05:10 PM
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Correct on all counts. If interested reach out to ATL Rep TR. He can give you the details. Slimy on the company's part, but technically ("we didn't think that they would do that") legal.
And then they wonder why the pilot group gets more salty by the day.

I mean, in the big scheme of things, it's budget dust. And fully legal on our part.
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Old 10-24-2025 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter
Are any of the days in the trip footprint black? It takes 100% blue days to hit OT and be snagged by CS. If your intent is to cycle multiple PB days using a trip that touches a black day prevents it from hitting open time.

Another approach being discussed is "borrowing" a senior trip and intentionally cycle to make it a silver slip.

Its a day trip in the middle of the week. The day is really blue. This trip was never borrowed; I picked it up as a WS and used a friend to wash it. I wouldn't be against them making it silver, but the silver slip rules need to be addressed first. The same M7 guys/gals shouldn't get all the SS as well.
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Old 10-24-2025 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ShegotheD
Its a day trip in the middle of the week. The day is really blue. This trip was never borrowed; I picked it up as a WS and used a friend to wash it. I wouldn't be against them making it silver, but the silver slip rules need to be addressed first. The same M7 guys/gals shouldn't get all the SS as well.
That's fantastic. Thanks for the data point. The SS may be something only targeted at WB PB days for now.
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Old 10-24-2025 | 12:13 PM
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Do we have a 23M7 log other than iCrew?
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Old 10-24-2025 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter
That's fantastic. Thanks for the data point. The SS may be something only targeted at WB PB days for now.
Yes as far as I know the company has only targeted WB categories since that’s where the true mega-bucks are with banked PB days. Having said that, I would not at all be surprised if they turned it on for NB pilots as well with no notice.

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Do we have a 23M7 log other than iCrew?
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Old 10-24-2025 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter
The SS may be something only targeted at WB PB days for now.
I don't pay much attention to the NB fleets, but yes for WB it seems so.
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