I just did mine last week from the left seat in the 320 after the LOE/SPOT training.

No big deal, but FO's should make sure you log onto the FAA IACRA site, get your FCN/password and complete the application or else you'll be stuck for a good 30 mins trying to get your temporary certificate approved and printed. I had my password/FPN, but the app took a while before the APD could sign me off. Could be a factor if you're trying to make the early flight home.

Jmho..CG

 

This is precisely why I believe that the survey is a bad thing in the long run. The way I will be proven wrong on this is if there is a huge turnout on them... like say 85% or more. If not, it will be statistically detrimental to use it as THE basis for negotiations because it will be the vocal minority that will set the tone.

A scientific poll will be much more accurate.

That being said, I will still finish the poll

 

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And guys doing that want to work harder, not smarter. Next month ALV in my category is 74 and change. I have 2 weeks (13 days) vacation and CQ. I will get 87+ hours and be on call for 7. (I will be off for 21 days)

Or, I could have bid a regular line and worked a lot harder for that extra 13 hours.....

 

I did mine from the left seat. Maybe it's changed.

 

You are absolutely correct. It's amazing the number of pilots that don't understand this is the net effect, i.e. selling back vacation.

In fact, as you pointed out, every pilot effectively has the "option" of selling back 100% of his vacation---the net effect on manning is MUCH, MUCH worse than when pilots could sell only 50% back.

 

88 FOs do SIC removal from right seat. Low pressure, exercise for paperwork to be done. Seat swap not required.

 

Why just major airline operations?

How is it less safe for us to fly CDO's when they're accepted across our ramp?

CDO's exist because we permit Delta to outsource our flying and those pilots have agreed to do them.

If we fix our scope hypocrisy, killing CDO's would not even be a question.

 

Ummm... because we don't currently fly CDO's. Duh. It's like my mother used to say... "Just because all the other kids jump off a cliff, are you going to?" Just because regional airlines (who's primary objective in this grand outsourcing experiment is to have the lowest cost possible) do CDO's doesn't in any way mean we should.

Wrong. CDO's existed long before Delta started outsourcing our flying. They were invented by the regionals a long time ago as a way to get around the FAR minimum rest requirements. How do you think they came to be known as "illegals?"

CDO's are simply a way for the company to solve some scheduling/cost issues and a way for some pilots to enjoy every day at home (and rationalize getting by on the few hours of sleep on the CDO) so they can run a side business or spend time with family, etc.

I'm all for fixing our "scope hypocrisy" but this particular issue has very little to do with scope.

 

What's the over / under that it still ends up in C2015?