Originally Posted by Trip7 (Post 1609845)

Have had Malaria multiple times. It's Africa's version of the flu. Its not a big deal. Yes older people and young children die from Malaria if they do not seek immediate medical attention. Guess what happens to old people and young children in the USA if they don't seek medical attention for the flu?:D

Originally Posted by LeineLodge (Post 1609720)

Great idea!!! Let's get rid of the ALV+15 limit while we're at it and let everyone fly to the FAR's!

Except for those benefiting from it, most pilots did not like Trip Parking. What you're proposing would be far more detrimental than that, or any of the other work rules that have gone bye-bye over the years. I MIGHT be able to get behind 1.5 over 80 (I was fnwa btw, as I assume you are on the 744) but it would have to come with a cap - not limited solely by FAR's. 80 is just too high of a premium trigger, and would incentivize far too many of us to help Delta reduce our headcount.

The point is, there is a balance to be struck, and we will naturally all have our personal opinions on it. After the stagnation of the past decade+ I have little interest in anything that will further reduce Delta's staffing requirements.

The GS system definitely favors seniority in category, but as others have mentioned on here, it is more affected by your bidding strategy. The senior guys get more GS's because they are more likely to be OFF when GS's are flowing. All other things equal, the junior guy has to get his G#1 before the senior guy gets G#2.

If a pilot chooses not to chase the bigger payrate for better seniority in-category, he benefits by having better bidding options and the ability to set himself up for more GS's. He also has the option to bid up a category for the higher payrate, but probably fewer pay hours in a given year... If you say we shouldn't limit ourselves at all, then option #2 gets pushed back even further. IMO, after seeing both ways of doing things, I don't want to go back to 1.5 over 80. The current system seems to un-stovepipe things a little bit more, creating more options for guys vertically throughout the list.

Nobody is telling you how much you can make. I'd argue that if you live in base and know how to game the system you could make more as a senior NB FO rather than sitting wherever you do on the whale. We have 73NB's making more than the A's they fly with. There are plenty of ways to skin the cat...

Originally Posted by GogglesPisano (Post 1610118)

I was waiting for Jon Stewart to nail CNN. Outstanding job.

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Originally Posted by Gators (Post 1609521)

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Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1610131)

Now we're talking! ;)

Wait...how about two lap dances, if I get them on my off days.

And 1.5 lap dances for every hour over 80??

And 3.5 lap dances if I'm flying over 80 on my days off?:eek:

Originally Posted by Trip7 (Post 1609845)

Have had Malaria multiple times. It's Africa's version of the flu. Its not a big deal. Yes older people and young children die from Malaria if they do not seek immediate medical attention. Guess what happens to old people and young children in the USA if they don't seek medical attention for the flu?:D

Originally Posted by NERD (Post 1610104)

All this talk of the HO's and min time fliers among us, how does one bid for a 74-78 hour line without asking for specific rotations? Is there a easy way? For BB, at NWA(since it bothers him) we had min sked, max sked, and if you didn't specify it was normal sked. I don't want to fly 84 hours each month, but 66 is a little short.