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Old 07-26-2014 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
Anybody ever built an AR15?
IOE with a new hire going THAT well?

Crap, I better improve my HF Mojo before we go fly
Old 07-26-2014 | 06:34 AM
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And now a Public Service Reminder:

If you are in your recurrent training window (Sept, Oct, Nov) go to PBS NOW and bid your sims for Sept! The bidding window opened yesterday and closes in a few days (31st?).

I always put "Avoid A and D periods", but some of you guys may like that stuff.
Old 07-26-2014 | 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Timbo

I always put "Avoid A and D periods", but some of you guys may like that stuff.
Yes ... and they're filling A & D periods when they used to try to avoid it. We are also using a lot of off site sims in coming months for new hires. I doubt we will see off site for recurrent, but anything is possible.
Old 07-26-2014 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
Yes ... and they're filling A & D periods when they used to try to avoid it. We are also using a lot of off site sims in coming months for new hires. I doubt we will see off site for recurrent, but anything is possible.
Yup. Relatively senior in category and my only bid was avoid A or D periods. Got 2 A periods anyway. Oh well.
Old 07-26-2014 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Timbo
And now a Public Service Reminder:

If you are in your recurrent training window (Sept, Oct, Nov) go to PBS NOW and bid your sims for Sept! The bidding window opened yesterday and closes in a few days (31st?).

I always put "Avoid A and D periods", but some of you guys may like that stuff.
Most guys don't know how to even bid for recurrent. The easiest thing to do is simply bid the pairings you want in the order you want. Does not take long.
Old 07-26-2014 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ATL7ER
Yup. Relatively senior in category and my only bid was avoid A or D periods. Got 2 A periods anyway. Oh well.
Did you look at the actual pairings available. The only choices in NY and ATL are normally AA or AB. They save the others for the West bases.
Old 07-26-2014 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Check Essential
This summer is making me tired.
We are working too many days.

Might need to shift the emphasis just a bit on this Contract 2015.

More money and more time off.
Worked the first 12 days, 81:50. Now I have a 3 week vacation.
Old 07-26-2014 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Did you look at the actual pairings available. The only choices in NY and ATL are normally AA or AB. They save the others for the West bases.
No, I didn't so that was likely my problem. However, 4 years on the airplane in ATL and I have never had a A or D period before.
Old 07-26-2014 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Check Essential
This summer is making me tired.
We are working too many days.

Might need to shift the emphasis just a bit on this Contract 2015.

More money and more time off.
I vote for this. Work rules are huge. Its also a little easier for the company to swallow rather than have to sign on to huge hourly rate increases. Trip hour credit, duty period credit, time and a half over 80 hours and many other tools like this can up the check and give you more time at home. This job is all about maximumizing pay with minimum time away from home. We need to really focus on 117 effects on time away from home and get our work rules adjusted to compensate for the longer layovers. Personally, I would love to shoot the idiots that came up with the 117 crap. Probably desk flyers deciding what's best for the line flyer with no idea at all about the real deal!!!
Old 07-26-2014 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Check Essential
This summer is making me tired.
We are working too many days.

Might need to shift the emphasis just a bit on this Contract 2015.

More money and more time off.
Yeah, those 2 day, 2 leg 20 hour Key West layovers must be real butt kickers...

Enjoy! Would be nice to get trips like that routinely!
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