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Old 02-22-2024, 06:21 AM
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Has it always been there? What does it mean?

I just noticed that there is a column to the left of the pairing-number column labeled "P".

For the entire month of February, there're only two trips tagged with the P: both Pacific, 1-GS, 1-RES. Lot's of similar trips and coverage situations not marked with the P. ??
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Originally Posted by captkdobbs View Post
Has it always been there? What does it mean?

I just noticed that there is a column to the left of the pairing-number column labeled "P".

For the entire month of February, there're only two trips tagged with the P: both Pacific, 1-GS, 1-RES. Lot's of similar trips and coverage situations not marked with the P. ??
From the DTC page, click the "F5 = Help" key and it will bring up a decoder ring to tell you what everhting means.

"P paid - if marked 'p' this indicates a non-theatre-qualified-pilot has already been paid for this trip."
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While we're on this topic, what does "A#1" mean? The help screen says "Assignment", but that's the least helpful description possible. They're all assignments.
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While we're on this topic, what does "A#1" mean? The help screen says "Assignment", but that's the least helpful description possible. They're all assignments.
Involuntary assignment aka GS with no trigger that doesn’t count against GS.
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While we're on this topic, what does "A#1" mean? The help screen says "Assignment", but that's the least helpful description possible. They're all assignments.
"Inverse Assignment" is a specific step in 23.N and 23.O trip coverage (and part of the much maligned 23.M.7 problems). It's an assignment from open time in inverse seniority order, typically when they are out of other options (or time), and they just start handing out trips to the most junior pilot in a category. It is premium pay, and outside of the Green Slip counter/leveling mechanisms.

*Edit* Hockey types faster.
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Originally Posted by immolated View Post
While we're on this topic, what does "A#1" mean? The help screen says "Assignment", but that's the least helpful description possible. They're all assignments.
Hockey and Fangs ansser the "A#1" below.

Both Assignments and Awards show on the DTC.

"Assignments" is when scheduling assigns you a rotation on LC, of assigns you short call....things you aren't volunteering for.

But things like GS and YS and WS are "awards"....things you asked for.
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Involuntary assignment aka GS with no trigger that doesn’t count against GS.
things you aren't volunteering for.
Are they actually involuntary though? It's my understanding IA are profferrs, and like any ARCOS you can accept or decline it.
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Are they actually involuntary though? It's my understanding IA are profferrs, and like any ARCOS you can accept or decline it.
"Technically" IA's are required, but the PWA spells out viable reasons that you may be unable to fulfill your assignment, like alcohol, unreported sickness, childcare issues, etc. so in reality they are treated almost as proffers becasue what good is it for skeds to go fishing for a pilot only to be told 10mins later, not able and start over.
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Are they actually involuntary though? It's my understanding IA are profferrs, and like any ARCOS you can accept or decline it.
Officially, No, they are absolutely not proffers. However, before the ARCOS Batch-size-swap-for-no-more-IA-outside-8-hours agreement, the company would sometimes treat them as proffers.
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Officially, No, they are absolutely not proffers. However, before the ARCOS Batch-size-swap-for-no-more-IA-outside-8-hours agreement, the company would sometimes treat them as proffers.
They haven’t actually done IA’s that aren’t proffers in years. In reality, they skip everything in contract, have computer cold call everyone, and first one to get back to scheduling gets it. This lead to pilots calling scheduling before even the GS process played out and asked for the trip. It’s not supposed to happen like this and we gave up unlimited batch sizes to eliminate it.
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