Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 1632495)

As far as payback days go, be aware that, once they are placed on your schedule, they can be moved around just like X days can.

Also, as a heads up, when assigning reserve green slips, scheduling has failed to put payback days in my payback day bank twice in three months. Moral of the story: Make sure you know your contract! Oh, and enforce it!

Denny

Edit: Doh! I see LeineLodge addressed CS's problems. Stuff like this never used to happen....

Originally Posted by orvil (Post 1632502)

You will also need additional planning documents to do the job properly. The will is just the start. You will need a power of attorney and an advanced directive. Not only do you need documents to take care of things after you untimely demise, you need the appropriate documents to take care of things if you become ill or incapacitated.

Delta only pays for the will, which is great, but it shouldn't cost much to complete the remainder of the documents. If you are married, your wife needs them, too. If you have minor children, a trust will be needed.

If you are doing this for you parents, consult with NAELA.org, the National Association of Eldercare Attorneys. I used them to find an attorney for my parents out of state. I looked like a hero to my family when my mother passed and my incapacitated father needed care. It was worth every penny and more to have made the effort to find a specialist.

For myself, I did not take advantage of Delta's service. Rather, I used Hurley Elder Care Law in Atlanta. In and out in a jiffy. Everything was done to my satisfaction. I did have to pay for the will, but I got all of the other stuff done, too.

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1631837)

If any NY category is even, and Atlanta is over, the NY pilots should be able to drop based on that overage. IOW, we should be able to take advantage of the company's flexibility also. I'll make a lot of noise about this in the upcoming negotiations....

Originally Posted by Humboldt (Post 1632553)

"This is a public service announcement (with guitars)."

If you happen to be a senior FO at LAX, just imagine for a moment, all the extra $$$$ you can put in your backpack if you bid CAPT in DTW or ATL now!

There are 5 direct flights each day, including a red-eye to DTW and 10 flights to ATL, including 2 red-eyes.

All this and more, could be yours, the price IS right.

And while we are at it, senior CAPT's in L.A., just imagine yourself behind the wheel of a large airplane. The 747 and 777 are calling your name.

Just think about it, you'll be thanking me later.

Originally Posted by sinca3 (Post 1632586)

Welp....once again I get burned on a reroute!! This place is unfrigin believable. I get screwed out of a long overnight in city I bid to hangout with both my sister their families and meet my new (2 weeks old) niece, but am now string elsewhere bc some FO ran into a 60-168 issue. So I get his trip and he gets mine.
Once again our RR and scheduling section need to be addressed ASAP.

Originally Posted by The Cavalier (Post 1632474)

Follow up...can the payback days be placed into your "bank" to be used at a later date or does that only apply if insufficient days remain in the bid month?

Originally Posted by Humboldt (Post 1632553)

"This is a public service announcement (with guitars)."

If you happen to be a senior FO at LAX, just imagine for a moment, all the extra $$$$ you can put in your backpack if you bid CAPT in DTW or ATL now!

There are 5 direct flights each day, including a red-eye to DTW and 10 flights to ATL, including 2 red-eyes.

All this and more, could be yours, the price IS right.

And while we are at it, senior CAPT's in L.A., just imagine yourself behind the wheel of a large airplane. The 747 and 777 are calling your name.

Just think about it, you'll be thanking me later.