Airline Pilot Central Forums - Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

....They always took great care of me when I was new/young/junior, and when I would try to pay for my own beer, or buy them one on a layover, most of them refused. They said, "You'll be a Captain some day, then it's your turn." I've always tried to uphold my end of that bargain....

Clap, clap... the whole thing was nicely written.

badflaps

06-15-2015 04:57 PM

Listen to Timbo, please don't end up with crappy "Golden Years." The big guys will take you down without hesitation. Boink 'em in the nose for all the guys who got hammered.

Jughead135

06-15-2015 06:15 PM

Front-end Dh deviation obligations?

Getting ready to deviate on the front of a rotation.

What (if any) obligation do I have re backup flights (a la "unable to commute" and/or "call in honest" for commuting)? Does that answer change if one (or more) of the planned flight(s) is offline? DCI?

I guess I'm asking, does having a PS seat change the equation? "What if" the flight I'm PS on delays or cancels--what's my status?

[I get that the scheduled DH flight could also delay/cancel, and so it "shouldn't make any difference"--but I suspect it does....]

Scoop

06-15-2015 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Jughead135 (Post 1906218)

If you are on a PS DH deviation that meets all of the DH criteria then you are 100% covered. You would do the exact same thing you would do if your scheduled DH has issues - call scheduling ASAP and explain your situation.

Be advised, I am referring to PS DH Deviation which requires a Delta or DCI flight scheduled through I-crew. If you are deviating offline you are on your own.

Scoop

satchip

06-15-2015 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BenderRodriguez (Post 1905659)

They aren't being terminated because it is hard to prove and you know that Carl. I'm not defending this thing, but good grief, this is exactly like not being able to prove the actual existence of new planets or black holes, but rather by observing their effect on other bodies. dALPA would HAVE to defend those people if the company tried to terminate them based on this kind of circumstantial evidence and would more than likely win which is probably why the company doesn't prosecute. I don't know enough about this thing at this point to render a decision one way or the other, but your contention is silly.

My point exactly, they are not being terminated because they can't. Hence this POS TA. They can't fire them but if this passes they can threaten their certificates.

As for a bank causing people to fly sick, what horse hockey. Every pilot knows that flying "sick" or with just a little congestion can result in life altering damage and and end to ones' flying career. At the least it could mean 6 months out for a blown ear drum. Hardly anyone is that stupid. Hardly... except maybe the NC.... :roll eyes:

Jughead135

06-15-2015 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 1906247)

Thanks, Scoop. "100% covered," as in if I play by the rules (at least an hour prior, has a backup if the originally scheduled DH had a backup, etc.), then I get paid even if I don't make the first non-DH leg? (And it's Scheduling's problem to both cover the leg I'm missing and get me to wherever I need to be to join the rotation?)

Understood, offline and/or not having the specified time dictated in §8.E does not count.

Erdude32

06-16-2015 02:50 AM

Just been 23k removed from my trip tmrw. The original report time was 0515. I understand I have to be available the first 6 hours, but do I need to be in position...ie: 6 hours of Shortcall type availability? 0515 isn't commutable for me. Can I go home & wait for an assignment or am I stuck here in base?

dalad

06-16-2015 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Erdude32 (Post 1906351)

Yes you have to be in base.

Erdude32

06-16-2015 03:23 AM

Ok thanks! But if I understand it correctly after the first 6 hours & no assignments then I'm done?

dalad

06-16-2015 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Erdude32 (Post 1906360)