Originally Posted by Roadkill (Post 1592029)

Uhmm... does that say "ANAl 787" on the side? What exactly is an anal 787??

Originally Posted by Cogf16 (Post 1591926)

Cultural difference, imo. One airline didn't take everything written down (and much isn't written down!) completely literal and the other hung on every word and process EXACTLY. We seem to be slipping towards the rigid, verbatim way a little:(

Originally Posted by Roadkill (Post 1592028)

Ed,
Yes they can staff at that level or leaner. The reserves are not actually being USED more, or not much... but the LIMITATIONS on the company using a reserve guy have been reduced, as they can force a guy up to ALV+15 vs. him being able to quit at 70, which can be almost a 50% increase in POTENTIAL productivity. Therefore, they can do without as many reserves available, therefore they can reduce the "lists" on each cat. Which they have! Look at the 320 and 73, and despite increases in flying, the TOTAL dudes in cat there have dropped by 3-5%! Because this ability comes from merely not having to staff as fat for possible use, not from ACTUAL use, none of the "reserve ALV use" triggers you often hear guys hype as a built-in-protection for manning will ever come into play.

As such, my current technique is to try to bid weekends off and get whatever crappy trips I can, anything, so that I can drop them on the 20th PCS run with sufficient reserve coverage during the week. Then I try to pick up anything in open time that is better. If it doesn't work out, I just make less $$, maybe 40% what I expected, and hang out with the kids enjoying life, and eating ramen and sewing kids clothes out of old sheets to make up for it. ;)

Originally Posted by HVYinRESERVE (Post 1591963)

The AE that was just awarded was mostly reinstatements for the ER. They are using us for the summer in our former positions and then sending us back to whatever we got trained in from our displacement from last summer, so it won't cost the company much at all.

I wish it weren't true but it is. I was optimistic when I asked the question to SD/network because someday I would like to quit commuting, but got an answer that none of us want, but it is also what they said in the Crew Resources newsletter a couple months ago. They are doing "just in time" training right now (their words), where they have just enough people to do the ER schedule for the summer, but will then need those people back in the 73N/320, etc for the fall/winter schedule.

Originally Posted by Roadkill (Post 1592028)

Ed,
Yes they can staff at that level or leaner. The reserves are not actually being USED more, or not much... but the LIMITATIONS on the company using a reserve guy have been reduced, as they can force a guy up to ALV+15 vs. him being able to quit at 70, which can be almost a 50% increase in POTENTIAL productivity. Therefore, they can do without as many reserves available, therefore they can reduce the "lists" on each cat. Which they have! Look at the 320 and 73, and despite increases in flying, the TOTAL dudes in cat there have dropped by 3-5%! Because this ability comes from merely not having to staff as fat for possible use, not from ACTUAL use, none of the "reserve ALV use" triggers you often hear guys hype as a built-in-protection for manning will ever come into play.

As such, my current technique is to try to bid weekends off and get whatever crappy trips I can, anything, so that I can drop them on the 20th PCS run with sufficient reserve coverage during the week. Then I try to pick up anything in open time that is better. If it doesn't work out, I just make less $$, maybe 40% what I expected, and hang out with the kids enjoying life, and eating ramen and sewing kids clothes out of old sheets to make up for it. ;)

Originally Posted by GogglesPisano (Post 1592039)

But, again, you can do whatever makes you happy.

Originally Posted by Big E 757 (Post 1591732)

Sorry to change the subject, but I just got an Alpa comm email and reading the headline on my IPhone, I read "JetBlue Election Update, all about the Money...".

Someone needs to proof read these headlines better, lest someone not like myself, might accuse ALPA of chasing revenues at the expense of representing its current dues paying membership.

Opening the email reveals that it is two different headers but out of context I laughed at the thought crossing my mind initially.

Peace

Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1591802)

So what did we decide?

“FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, PLEASE PREPARE THE CABIN FOR DEPARTURE.”

can be...

“FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WE'RE NUMBER THREE FOR TAKEOFF, PLEASE PREPARE THE CABIN FOR DEPARTURE.”

what about...

"“FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, “FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WE'RE NUMBER THREE FOR TAKEOFF, EXPECT AN ON TIME ARRIVAL, PLEASE PREPARE THE CABIN FOR DEPARTURE.”PREPARE THE CABIN FOR DEPARTURE.”

That on time arrival was something I did for a while because FAs would call and ask if we're going to be on time. I felt like heading it off at the pass, so to me I'm talking to the FAs and giving them information.

But maybe not.

Now the FAA guys I've dealt with, I do not honestly think they'd care about a small deviation from the standard. I think a 1 minute well rehearsed listen-to-myself diatribe while taxing could be ranked right up there with not putting your O2 mask on though.

Originally Posted by PilotFrog (Post 1591943)

This Delta's way of opposing the pre clearance facility? Just don't clear customs, ha!

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Originally Posted by Cycle Pilot (Post 1592056)

But, you can't do "...whatever makes you happy." The Vol 1 explains exactly what to say during the Before Takeoff PA.

"Notify the flight attendants to finalize preparations for takeoff with the following PA, “FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, PLEASE PREPARE THE CABIN FOR DEPARTURE.”"

I've been commuting for years on many different airlines and we are the ONLY airline to have pilots adding a bunch of extra stuff to this required PA. In my opinion, it is in violation of sterile cockpit and it is DEFINITELY in violation of our Vol 1 procedures. Leave the weather, ETA and other info for the gate or above 10,000 feet. For the record, I'm a South guy.