Return to work
01-15-2025 | 07:39 AM
#21
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From: Round Two
Everything he said is accurate. It's quick. I submitted my medical on a Thursday, I was sitting in the sim the following Tuesday. Oh, and with 142 CBTs to do over the weekend. Never caught any grief about not getting those done on time, lol.
There is a checklist to follow on DeltaNet: Flight Ops -> Admin -> Pilot Leaves -> Return to Work Checklist. Some things on there didn't happen automatically as they say they will or are a pain, such as the EFB. I had to get a loaner for two weeks, as they would only ship the thing to my house but I was already in ATL doing sims.
This is also true. You'll get penalized for two years after coming back for the audacity of losing your medical. Also, if you call out sick on OE, you won't get paid for it. Ask me how I know...
I'm working on some resolutions to get these POS's fixed in the next contract.
There is a checklist to follow on DeltaNet: Flight Ops -> Admin -> Pilot Leaves -> Return to Work Checklist. Some things on there didn't happen automatically as they say they will or are a pain, such as the EFB. I had to get a loaner for two weeks, as they would only ship the thing to my house but I was already in ATL doing sims.
This is also true. You'll get penalized for two years after coming back for the audacity of losing your medical. Also, if you call out sick on OE, you won't get paid for it. Ask me how I know...
I'm working on some resolutions to get these POS's fixed in the next contract.
Do you or anyone else recall how long it took to get your special issuance from the time your paperwork was submitted to the FAA?
01-15-2025 | 07:48 AM
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From: NYC 7ERA
Just under 3 months and mine was an already approved one, that had to help reissued because of an "anonymous tip about my medications" and it had to be re done.
01-15-2025 | 09:53 AM
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01-15-2025 | 10:26 AM
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From: 73N A
Just as a note, there is a widget specific FB page about disability and sick leave, with plenty of people contributing their experiences - search for Widget Pilot Disability/sick. Also, I think the company had a recent forum about pilot disability on Skyhub. Just search of the flt ops news for "disability"
In my experience, they get you back on payroll very quickly - depending on sim availability it can be very quick to get back to the line, so only get your medical and paperwork ready when you're really ready.
In my experience, they get you back on payroll very quickly - depending on sim availability it can be very quick to get back to the line, so only get your medical and paperwork ready when you're really ready.
01-15-2025 | 11:58 PM
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It showed up completely unannounced with no follow-up required and no restrictions a little over three months after applying. So...yeah. Don't apply until you're fully ready to come back.
01-18-2025 | 05:49 AM
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Submitted my return to work 1/8, had authorization from Dr. Van that day. E-mail from Pilot Assist the next morning. And then...nothing. Not a peep from anyone. So we shall see - I just assume with the winter storm and the AE and monthly bid process over the last week I got shuffled down in the priority queue but who knows.
01-18-2025 | 07:52 AM
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Submitted my return to work 1/8, had authorization from Dr. Van that day. E-mail from Pilot Assist the next morning. And then...nothing. Not a peep from anyone. So we shall see - I just assume with the winter storm and the AE and monthly bid process over the last week I got shuffled down in the priority queue but who knows.
01-18-2025 | 11:17 AM
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From: Bus driver
Side note but it’s very common to have an overpayment notice in the transition back online. LTD and DPMA both suffer the same issue of the company turning you back “on” and a slight delay for Harvey Watt and DPMA to get notified and turn off payments. No party really at fault, it’s just a few days for all the switches to get flipped across multiple providers.
So if you think your disability and DPMA should have been “less” after being back on normal payroll, don’t spend it. It’ll take a little while and a notice will appear.
So if you think your disability and DPMA should have been “less” after being back on normal payroll, don’t spend it. It’ll take a little while and a notice will appear.
01-27-2025 | 07:58 PM
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Mine was three months. Depending on the malady, it could require a board review, which tend to occur on three month intervals. Or it could go before an individual FAA Flight Surgeon. Once you have jumped through all the "hoops" to build a viable file, the clock will seem to tick very slowly from then on. As others have said, warp speed will come once your medical is in Delta's hands. I was reinstated on payroll within three days. In my case, training (IQ) took long enough that I had plenty of time to make up a backlog of 20 dozen QCQ courses and all the systems distance learning, but your experience could be much more rapid. Either way, pay and benefits kick in pronto. Best of luck navigating the final push to getting back in a Delta pilot seat. Welcome back!
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