Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
12-04-2013 | 01:15 PM
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12-04-2013 | 01:20 PM
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12-04-2013 | 01:33 PM
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The real pilot was the late Bruce Peterson, a most impressive guy, both professionally and personally.
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12-04-2013 | 01:34 PM
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In January the NYC ER pilots are going to be deadheading to SLC to do the SLC-CDG flights. I'm sure the SLC guys are going to be thrilled about that.
12-04-2013 | 01:37 PM
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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
OK; 73N has several 18 hour four days (late duty in, red eye back).
If we are bidding rotations:
(1) I want rotation A on the 19th
(2) I want rotation B on the 21st
(3) I want rotation C on the 20th
Will PBS build your schedule in sequential order of requests or will it give you A, then take that away and give you C?
Since I'm not going to be home, or making money, it becomes all about the layovers.
Also if bidding to avoid a pilot, do you put that first, or last?
If we are bidding rotations:
(1) I want rotation A on the 19th
(2) I want rotation B on the 21st
(3) I want rotation C on the 20th
Will PBS build your schedule in sequential order of requests or will it give you A, then take that away and give you C?
Since I'm not going to be home, or making money, it becomes all about the layovers.
Also if bidding to avoid a pilot, do you put that first, or last?
12-04-2013 | 01:41 PM
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OK; 73N has several 18 hour four days (late duty in, red eye back).
If we are bidding rotations:
(1) I want rotation A on the 19th
(2) I want rotation B on the 21st
(3) I want rotation C on the 20th
Will PBS build your schedule in sequential order of requests or will it give you A, then take that away and give you C?
Since I'm not going to be home, or making money, it becomes all about the layovers.
Also if bidding to avoid a pilot, do you put that first, or last?
If we are bidding rotations:
(1) I want rotation A on the 19th
(2) I want rotation B on the 21st
(3) I want rotation C on the 20th
Will PBS build your schedule in sequential order of requests or will it give you A, then take that away and give you C?
Since I'm not going to be home, or making money, it becomes all about the layovers.
Also if bidding to avoid a pilot, do you put that first, or last?
12-04-2013 | 01:42 PM
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Delta bidding in PCS
When I try to drop a trip and pick up a different trip using swap with the pot - and it denies me due to "capped reserves" - what exactly does that mean?
12-04-2013 | 01:48 PM
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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
Reserves available are below reserves (allegedly) required meaning you can't have that time off (or swap into that off time). Have to watch the reserves avail chart. Sometimes folks will pop back up off military leave or medical leave and repopulate the day sufficiently for you to then get what you want.
12-04-2013 | 03:15 PM
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[QUOTE=Bucking Bar;1533230]OK; 73N has several 18 hour four days (late duty in, red eye back).
BB,
I have not looked at the LAX 73N Bid package yet but two years ago (OCT-11) more than 1/3 of our our bid package consisted of 4 day trips that started with a red eye and paid less than 21 hours, some worth as few as 17 hours.
We had around 135 rotations total, and 45 trips were as described above. I remember because this was what prompted me to first call our RCC rep. I guess it is true - California is a trend setter. Our trips blew before 117!
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BB,
I have not looked at the LAX 73N Bid package yet but two years ago (OCT-11) more than 1/3 of our our bid package consisted of 4 day trips that started with a red eye and paid less than 21 hours, some worth as few as 17 hours.
We had around 135 rotations total, and 45 trips were as described above. I remember because this was what prompted me to first call our RCC rep. I guess it is true - California is a trend setter. Our trips blew before 117!
Scoop
12-04-2013 | 03:21 PM
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FTB have you ever been down to Troy at Wiley Sander's hangar? He had two of those (Navy versions) years ago, along with about 15-20 other war birds and military planes. Have heard that some have been sold off though.
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