Originally Posted by Delta1067 (Post 1222366)

Does anyone know if there is an incentive for us to lower the benefit pay out from our Delta provided life insurance? I think my pay out is around $700,000. I thought I read somewhere that we get something upfront in exchange for agreeing to a lower benefit pay out. I couldn't fine it anywhere in the TA/PWA but I didn't feel like digging too deep.

Originally Posted by Waves

By my calcs, it is 29:30. If he flies an extra 30 minutes, I believe the scheduler's programming will correct the 30/7 issue without any intervention by the scheduler. They used to just dead head the 30/7 pilot on one or two legs to cure the problem, but I'm not sure if that works now with some of our newer rules. As an MD-88B I once DH to CAE to fly one leg back to ATL. When the aircraft came in, I went up to the cockpit to make my nest. The FO said "Are you deadheading?" I said, "No you are." Scheduling hadn't told him he was a 30/7. He DH to ATL and then continued his rotation. Again, not sure if we can do that now.

Originally Posted by RockyBoy (Post 1222638)

Look on your check stub and you will see in the top left column a "LIFETXVAL" column. This is the value the IRS says that the life insurance is worth. It basically increases your taxable income by that amount each check. Mine has been $23.15 per check this year. If you elect a lower pay out then that value will go down. So the actual cost of that insurance really depends on your tax bracket. I figured mine is costing me about $14 per month because it raises my taxable income for Federal, State, SSI, and Medicare by $46.30 per month.

Originally Posted by Delta1067 (Post 1222674)

TYVM! Follow up ? WRT the policy > Do we keep the policy into retirement or do we have to die as an active employee for the benefit to be paid out?

Originally Posted by FmrFreightDog (Post 1222416)

And you came back why? Seems to me you left as a somewhat gruff but levelheaded guy willing to actually engage in intelligent debate but came back as a torqued-off, mud-slinging, agenda-driven mouthpiece quick to anger but short on intelligent arguments.

I used to find some value in your posts, but now I pretty much just scan past them. You're quick to accuse others of throwing grenades and running away, yet you fail to realize that you are guilty of the same thing.

Believe it or not, the debate was actually more civil in your absence.

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1222760)

Yeah I apologize for that. I just got tired of half truths being portrayed as fact, and yes voters being portrayed as spineless gutless, ball-less etc etc.. and I fought back.

Oh, and as for coming back.. I have my reason.

Originally Posted by Ferd149 (Post 1222781)

Absolutely! I'm always amazed at keyboard warriors who say crap on here that they would never say in person.

Why I quit posting too. It was that or double dog dare a few guys to a duel:D

Ferd

Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 1222806)

A little off topic but I seem to remember some sort of bulletin or something about not having to fly to Africa on short notice if you haven't been taking malerone pills. Anybody know where that bulletin is? Or is it in the FOM now and I just cannot find it? Thanks for any help.

Denny