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Old 02-14-2014 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Roadkill
Still no B schedules.
I can never understand the huge delays between the A schedules and the Bs...What are they doing that takes an extra 3 days???
Making sure there the "avoid emp xxx" qualifiers are fulfilled for all the B's(and maybe to also ensure no grey on grey, but that rule may have been repealed, can't remember)

I'm sure the results could be faster without letting FO's use that qualifier, but there are plenty of B's who exercise that function.
Old 02-14-2014 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by shiznit
Making sure there the "avoid emp xxx" qualifiers are fulfilled for all the B's(and maybe to also ensure no grey on grey, but that rule may have been repealed, can't remember)

I'm sure the results could be faster without letting FO's use that qualifier, but there are plenty of B's who exercise that function.
I've never used the avoid emp#_______. I need to get more salty.
Old 02-14-2014 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by shiznit
Making sure there the "avoid emp xxx" qualifiers are fulfilled for all the B's(and maybe to also ensure no grey on grey, but that rule may have been repealed, can't remember)

I'm sure the results could be faster without letting FO's use that qualifier, but there are plenty of B's who exercise that function.
Yeah...no. It's a computer algorithm running a combination of 300 trips for 100 pilots, and doing that about 70 times for various categories. The complete combinations possible that need to be run to satisfy all criteria can be done in on the processor of a modern laptop in just several seconds.

That bogus excuse won't hold water.
Old 02-14-2014 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Roadkill
Yeah...no. It's a computer algorithm running a combination of 300 trips for 100 pilots, and doing that about 70 times for various categories. The complete combinations possible that need to be run to satisfy all criteria can be done in on the processor of a modern laptop in just several seconds.

That bogus excuse won't hold water.
Great, you have ideas! ALPA and the Company could really use your help.

Email the PBS Committee Chairman [email protected] to volunteer and help fix the problem, I'm sure he'd appreciate your expertise.
Old 02-14-2014 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Roadkill
Yeah...no. It's a computer algorithm running a combination of 300 trips for 100 pilots, and doing that about 70 times for various categories. The complete combinations possible that need to be run to satisfy all criteria can be done in on the processor of a modern laptop in just several seconds.

That bogus excuse won't hold water.
Originally Posted by shiznit
Great, you have ideas! ALPA and the Company could really use your help.

Email the PBS Committee Chairman [email protected] to volunteer and help fix the problem, I'm sure he'd appreciate your expertise.

FWIW the B's are out using the patented Buzzpat Backdoor method:

1. Pull up the A report for your category
2. Replace A with B in the url string, hit ENTER
3. Bask in the afterglow with a Jamba Juice while listening to Hootie & the Blowfish
Old 02-14-2014 | 12:11 PM
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For the 717 pilots you can expect west coast flying this summer. 2 flights to get to LAX and then up and down the coast. Also possible LGA - BOS shuttle service.
Old 02-14-2014 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by AeroCrewSolut
For the 717 pilots you can expect west coast flying this summer. 2 flights to get to LAX and then up and down the coast. Also possible LGA - BOS shuttle service.
Interesting. Does this play into the SEA expansion? Replacement of CZ on the LA/SFO shuttle?

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Old 02-14-2014 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by scambo1
I've never used the avoid emp#_______. I need to get more salty.
If you want to have a laugh, check out the reasons report for ATL320B. Soooo many guys avoid one or both of the "randy's," and we apparently just got a guy from DTW that is a walking sexual harrassment case. That's a lot of people to try to avoid on a 70ish pilot category.

I just backdoored my B and it worked! Felt great...except finding out that 3 out of 4 of my trips have at least one 5-leg day in it. I'm flying a 150,000 lb RJ that yells at me in a french accent.
Old 02-14-2014 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
If you want to have a laugh, check out the reasons report for ATL320B. Soooo many guys avoid one or both of the "randy's," and we apparently just got a guy from DTW that is a walking sexual harrassment case. That's a lot of people to try to avoid on a 70ish pilot category.
Is this the guy that always asks the lead for a banana, then goes through the "Banana/Beeninya" joke?

If it's the same guy that I flew with on the 320 out of DTW, he did the same routine with every new FA crew for 5 days. I kept thinking it was a miracle that he hadn't been called on it yet . . . . some guys can pull off stuff like this, but this wasn't one of them. Otherwise a pretty nice dude, but his awkward meter was clearly busted.
Old 02-14-2014 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by LeineLodge
FWIW the B's are out using the patented Buzzpat Backdoor method:

1. Pull up the A report for your category
2. Replace A with B in the url string, hit ENTER
3. Bask in the afterglow:
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