I missed that you put in qualifiers. I took it that you just wanted to make it hard on Skeds. I apologize for not reading it fully. I agree the trips should be a proffer. A simple solution I mentioned to the head of crew Skeds was to have a trip decline option in DBMS. They call you and you log on to check trips and if you don't want it hit decline and Skeds can move on.

Totally agree with your take on GS coverage. On the ER I have seen some bizarre rotations built by scheds to cover some weird scenarios that have gone out as GS's. Rotations that could never have been foreseen when you were putting in all the qualifiers on your GS in order to ensure that scheds only had to call you for a GS that you would agree to, so as not to "waste their time".

I have had several weird GS that I would not have been called for if I had qualifiers in. For example, Maybe I would prefer to not do a GS that reports before 0600 and think that such a GS would be the typical 2,3,or 4 day trip in my category. Then a 8 day, 50 hour rotation with a 0545 report gets built and goes as a GS. I'd sure be willing to take the early report to get that GS but my qualifiers caused them to skip me.

Blanket GS + a Google Voice # as my only DAL contact has yielded some big GS's that I would not have been called for otherwise. If scheds doesn't like the contractual requirement to call me on my blanket GS and give me 10 minutes to decide(if more than 3 hours to report), then they should seek to change that PWA provision the next time we negotiate a contract. Then perhaps we can say to them, "what are you willing to give up for that?" Making crew sked's job easier is NOT part of my job description. Yeah, maybe I'm a little bitter about all the times that sked's has not given a Flip about making my work life easier.

Thanks.....................

I like their version of the shocker

I fly with a Captain who is very aggressive and successful getting GS. Although only middle of the pack seniority-wise he does very well - 3 GS this month.

If he thinks a GS may go out while he is flying he will change his voice-mail message to something like "If this is Delta scheduling with a GS offer - I accept." He says it works.

I have also had crew schedules leave me a message saying "We see that you are flying, we are awarding you GS XXX, we will give you until 30 minutes after you land to call back and accept."

I think they might only do this if you are their best hope at covering a trip.

Scoop

iCrew down all around?

Now that I've finished my EFB training, do I still have to carry the MCRB? I think I read we still have to carry it but can't remember.

Yep, gotta carry all the paper stuff until the FAA validates EFB performance/procedures. 6 months is the timeframe I've heard a couple of times...

Happy New Year!

Denny

Happy new year Denny! I hope 2014 was profitable!

May the green slip gods trickle to the junior folks!