You will get to learn all the jargon soon, but it actually goes back to days when you would write your flying request on a piece of paper.

"While slip" (WS) is to pick up a trip at straight pay
"Green slip" (GS) is at double pay for a line holder. (Not double for a reserve, but over the guarantee)
"Yellow slip"(YS) is for a reserve and is used for various things, but for the most part is to be "out first to fly" or used to pick a certain trip that he may desire.

I don't know if there is a limit as to how far out they can award a GS. I have had a couple where I have been given 30 hours advance notice.

The earliest they assign GS's is the day prior. Not sure if they do it the same in every base, but in SLC the open time for the next day is typically covered by noon local time the day prior. So you may have 24-30 hours notice for a GS reporting the next day. After that they cover open time as it shows up so you can have anywhere from 24 hours to 30 minutes to a report for a GS.

Commuters do have a chance, but obviously not as likely as a local.

Yep!

And when they are short, they have been known many times to positive space commuters to base for a green slip if it looks tight.

(this of course is only if you don't value your time with your family :D )

I like them odds. Hope to see you out in SLC soon!

I recently did a GS that was a day trip. I blocked 3 hours. Am I getting paid 6, or 10:30 b/c of 5:15/day?

I was under the impression its 10:30.

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Why don't you check your time card? Should be 10:30.

I guess a $4k beer is when you drink a beer and then the phone rings with an offer of a green slip reporting in less than legal time after the alcohol consumption.

If you're on designated rest, you're not eligible for any flying--including green slips--that would violate your rest. So you would not even be considered and certainly would not be pay-protected if someone junior to you received the green slip.

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Actually, you'll probably see 5:15 on the time card as "G/SLIP PAY." We think of green slips in terms of time, but the company thinks in terms of hourly pay. So, in Delta-parlance, you should be paid that 5:15 at double your hourly pay rate.

Thanks, NWA320pilot! That is the info I was looking for. Much appreciated!

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