Originally Posted by newKnow (Post 1951844)

I can't do it, but what do you have a problem with?

Originally Posted by RockyBoy (Post 1951870)

Guys who can't hold a base and drop their entire month in NYC then fill up with out of base WS's in the base they wish. Most of the time an out of base WS saves the company a GS and takes a GS away from a pilot who can is in that base.

I know it is allowed by the contract, but it drives me bananas when GS's are going out and some dude out of base WS's a trip saving them a GS.

Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1951873)

It drives me bat $hit when a guy in my category yellow slips... That's someone's greenie. Who yellow slips when they're short.

I know it's legal.

Originally Posted by Big E 757 (Post 1951806)

I keep waiting for the company to close this loophole or have a min month requirement for benefits, insurance, etc.

I guess we don't have enough 62-64 year old guys that are dropping a couple trips a month to enjoy a partial retirement while keeping their benefits. If I was 60/when I'm 60, if I'm not retired yet, I plan on doing exactly that and keeping my insurance while taking it easy for the rest of my career while my 401K grows a few more %.

Hopefully our staffing will be adequate by then to be able to drop a trip or two.

Originally Posted by Piklepausepull (Post 1951774)

And I have a problem with that!

Why don't they let them have a blank regular line instead of taking all the good trips then dumping them back into the pot?

Originally Posted by RockyBoy (Post 1951870)

Guys who can't hold a base and drop their entire month in NYC then fill up with out of base WS's in the base they wish. Most of the time an out of base WS saves the company a GS and takes a GS away from a pilot who can is in that base.

I know it is allowed by the contract, but it drives me bananas when GS's are going out and some dude out of base WS's a trip saving them a GS.

Originally Posted by Brocc15 (Post 1951905)

Well in my defense the reason I want to PD is because my trips are horrendous! then just hope something better pops up

Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1951862)

Hey whatever happened to nuguy?

Or that guy who was no longer in Memphis, no longer on the 9 but, still a guy (I forget his screen name)?

Originally Posted by Herkflyr (Post 1951926)

Don't forget that you can only drop your entire line if your category is staffed sufficiently so that reserves available exceed required for all the days of the trips you are flying. Depending on the category it might be easy or impossible.

Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1951931)

You are omitting both Q trips and the swap board.