hockeypilot44

Only 3 days next month with adequate reserve coverage. It's bringing back memories of my regional days where every single swap is denied.

80ktsClamp

No kidding. I was supposed to have a CHS turn in the morning, too. Thank goodness we were late and I ended up illegal for it by about a minute.

No good deal must go unpunished, though.... short call instead assigned in the morning. I'm assuming I'll get something.

forgot to bid

How does this work?
Say you're a REG pilot in June going to RES in July. Say you're off July 1-2nd. If you get a 2-day GS over those two days, does that GS get split between being a 1 day GS in June and a 1 day GS in July? Or is it all in June?

Timbo

As one of the many lazy 777 pilot I take exception to your thoughts above. I have never, ever heard a single other lazy 777 pilot talk about going to LGP. It is the talk of a few other pilots who cannot hold the 777, and never will before they turn 65, or who can hold it but don't want to commute to it, but they want the top pay based on their years of service. Delta has too few of the highest paying seats at the top of the pyramid, that's why LGP would help the many that won't ever be able to hold the top paying equipment, but will have 25-35 years of service, stuck on the 737 (once we park all those old 757's).

In my case, unless they re-open MIA, MCO or BOS, I'll be commuting to ATL for the rest of my life anyway, so it would do me no good. I might like to fly to other destinations, ie. the Caribe, on the 737, 757, or what ever (no more Mad Dog though, been there, done that, got the emotional scars to prove it!) but until LGP comes into effect, I'll be the laziest 777 pilot I can be.

Oh, I'm in Hong Kong at the moment, I had to fly a 3:45 leg down here from NRT last night and it was murder! No breaks, and only one meal! I gotta get off this thing, it's killing me, I had to make two landings in June!

Columbia

Good name for a strip joint.

crewdawg52

July 1 pays double for June. July 2nd pays single since you are on resv for the July month, but you get an extra day off (if you put in for it).

LeineLodge

Also, keep in mind that any soft time will spill over to July. So if it's a 2 day worth 10:30, but you only hard fly an hour on day 1, then you will get a whopping 2 hours in June! And then 9:30 straight pay above guarantee in July.

You don't have to "put in for" the payback day. It is automatically placed on your next RSV day, which is how rolling thunder gets started.

buzzpat

True, bearded or not.

boog123

-Why buy the cow, when the milk is free?
-Get rid of ability to outsource more mainline flying
-Get rid of "threat" of more outsourced flying

Don't see it happening

buzzpat

Their new agreement with AA puts our code share with them in play. They're playing both sides against the middle. They can't have it both ways. If we don't acquire/merge with them, AA/US Air will. Its a matter of time.