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Putin tantrum

Careful, there was one today, Nemtsov's body was found within sight of the Krelin. Nemtsov's was a fierce Putin critic.

GF

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Originally Posted by MikeF16 (Post 1833578)

...I had grossly misjudged the pull of the ATL 717B and was surprised to see so many people bidding in front of me...

Are you talking about the numbers you see on this page?

Number of pilots senior to you with AE bids for ATL 717B

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Originally Posted by Whenslunch (Post 1833581)

Tim,

I may be here for another year, but I hope that's not life.

RV

No.... but if you keep doing Joburg it will feel like it! :eek::D

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Originally Posted by LeineLodge (Post 1833591)

No you do not. You only get PB days for GS or IA.

YS'ing on XX days is generally equivalent to working for free. An exception would be if you were going to exceed guarantee for the month.

Also, under previous RSV rules, guys would sometimes try to "fill up" before the end of the month (think Xmas or thanksgiving) by YSing on XX days. This is very difficult to do now with ALV+15 and the bucket system.

Did I understand your post correctly? I thought you only had to hit ALV, not ALV + 15 to fill up.

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Originally Posted by Hrkdrivr (Post 1833599)

Are you talking about the numbers you see on this page?

Number of pilots senior to you with AE bids for ATL 717B

Yes, that is the page.

BTW, I fully plan to bid what I want. I was just extremely surprised to see such interest in the 717. I thought my main competition would be those who were 'non-vol'd' to NYC because of their SSN, most of whom I am senior to. I am sure there are a few domiciled in NYC who live in ATL and are betting on the come that some of the summer-off seat-lock guys will be leaving. I just figured they'd wait an AE or two to see how things settle out and not jump immediately back in. Worst (non black swan) case I eat NYC until my 1-year seat lock expires and then I'd probably be bidding straight to a line on another NB. *shrug* My NYC schedule is pretty good next month so it's not like the end of the world.

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Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1833605)

No.... but if you keep doing Joburg it will feel like it! :eek::D

I've been on the sideline for a few months. How's 48 in DXB nowadays?

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Originally Posted by MikeF16 (Post 1833606)

Did I understand your post correctly? I thought you only had to hit ALV, not ALV + 15 to fill up.

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On reserve, you are "full" when you hit your guarantee.

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Originally Posted by Whenslunch (Post 1833621)

I've been on the sideline for a few months. How's 48 in DXB nowadays?

It's not 48 for every trip (yet) just about half of them, I've got one in March, I'm already making plans for the Sea View. :D

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Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 1833627)

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On reserve, you are "full" when you hit your guarantee.

Thanks. I was pretty sure I was misreading the reply but the whole ALV+15 threw me. Also copy guarantee and not ALV.

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Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 1833627)

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On reserve, you are "full" when you hit your guarantee.

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Originally Posted by MikeF16 (Post 1833636)

Thanks. I was pretty sure I was misreading the reply but the whole ALV+15 threw me. Also copy guarantee and not ALV.

To clarify, yes you are full at YOUR guarantee (adjusted by VTS, MLOA, etc) but if you are at guarantee - 1 minute they can assign you a trip not to exceed ALV+15.

In the past a rsv was considered full at ALV-2:00. You couldn't be assigned a trip to exceed ALV. Now they can take you much higher than in the past, hence my comment about YS'ing on RSV not really being worth it anymore.

Ah, yes. ALV+15. A c12 concession that was sold by Dalpa as only being needed in international categories.

Let's learn from the past and not get fooled again.