Originally Posted by MikeF16

Done and thanks again, this is a huge help. It is amazing how much I don't know I don't know.

Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

You were never a DPA supporter Dorfman, we've been over this. You're a DALPA guy through and through. Which is fine. I'm glad your happy with them.

Regarding Heiko, I don't recall a single post from DPA ever criticizing him. He was a relatively new guy there anyway.

Carl

Originally Posted by gzsg

Investigate=bury

Originally Posted by MikeF16

Thanks for the opinion. My take is that as long as I wouldn't be involuntarily displaced, I don't think it would be horrible to be the plug as long as I lived in domicile. While I like money as much as the next guy, I could be happy just pulling in reserve guarantee for a couple years if it meant I'd have lots of free time to enjoy my family and the outdoors. As a new guy who really doesn't have any concept of life as the plug, would that be a fairly accurate assessment?

My wife followed me for 16 years in the AF so I promised her she could pick any domicile where I could hold an airframe. She has given me the options of Seattle and Atlanta. I currently live in San Antonio and hate how I'm basically a prisoner in my own home for 5-6 months of the year due to the heat/humidity and I don't see that being any different in Atlanta. Due to kids in school we need to move this summer or not at all, and even on positive space I don't like commuting which means we are definitely moving this summer. If I can't get SEA on the January AE then it is unlikely I'd be able to get there any time soon anyway so I feel like this is my one shot to break free of the south .

As for the new category, tell me about it . I'm ecstatic to have been hired by DAL, but my 717 NYC reserve schedule in January will not be one of my selling points to the bros who are asking about staying in/getting out. I think it would sting a lot less if my goofy reserve schedule was spent sitting at home with the family rather than commuting back and forth to the crash pad.

Originally Posted by sailingfun

While you are commuting on reserve I would personal drop a lot. You are not getting paid that much anyway. You lose the pay for that day. Make sure however you selected personal drop. There is also authorized leave but that is a silver bullet you only get once each year. For your JAN schedule move your off days into big blocks and personal drop two or three days. You will find it very tolerable. At about 5:10 EST you should know if your drop for the 20th is approved.
On 20 DEC they will start running drops and swaps every 5 hours as mentioned for next month. You can work miracles if you understand the system. Get on the DALPA site and find the how to swap on reserve tutorial.

Originally Posted by sailingfun

While you are commuting on reserve I would personal drop a lot. You are not getting paid that much anyway. You lose the pay for that day. Make sure however you selected personal drop. There is also authorized leave but that is a silver bullet you only get once each year. For your JAN schedule move your off days into big blocks and personal drop two or three days. You will find it very tolerable. At about 5:10 EST you should know if your drop for the 20th is approved.
On 20 DEC they will start running drops and swaps every 5 hours as mentioned for next month. You can work miracles if you understand the system. Get on the DALPA site and find the how to swap on reserve tutorial.

Originally Posted by Delta1067

I dropped a couple of reserve days last month. @ approx $700 each it really hurt my paycheck. You make it sound like there isn't much of a pay hit for dropping a reserve day. There is

Originally Posted by Delta1067

I dropped a couple of reserve days last month. @ approx $700 each it really hurt my paycheck. You make it sound like there isn't much of a pay hit for dropping a reserve day. There is

Originally Posted by MikeF16

my 717 NYC reserve schedule in January will not be one of my selling points to the bros who are asking about staying in/getting out. I think it would sting a lot less if my goofy reserve schedule was spent sitting at home with the family rather than commuting back and forth to the crash pad.

Originally Posted by Delta1067

I dropped a couple of reserve days last month. @ approx $700 each it really hurt my paycheck. You make it sound like there isn't much of a pay hit for dropping a reserve day. There is