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If you get a GS, and it isn't on an x or golden, you can request to move an x day to the first day of the trip. With scheduling concurrence...This will give you an extra payback day.

So let's say that worked.

Now remember to move x days, you need reserve coverage and 3 days in advance. So, you've got day 1 on an x day and you should have time to get x days moved under days 3 thru whatever. Which, if successful, will give you payback days at the end of your trip.

You can only move an X day to the first day of a trip, if you have an X day within the trip that doesn't have a duty period as part of that trip.

I probably could say that better. Here's an example: You're on RES FRI, you have X days SAT and SUN. THURS you pick up a 3 day GS that reports on FRI. The trip has a 30hr layo on SAT, and thus no duty period. You will not get pay above guarantee for FRI in this scenario, so you don't get the full trip guarantee as GS pay. If you ask scheduling when they call you for this trip to move your X day on SAT to FRI, they will do that, thus giving you full GS credit for the trip. This does not require the normal rule of 3 days advance notice and coverage being required.

In a nutshell, the X day you want to move to day 1, has to be within the footprint of the trip, and has to be free of duty.

Rhino Driver

09-01-2015 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeF16 (Post 1960908)

Is that only if the day following on call status is a golden day? They can always fly you into a X day if you have adequate rest and not pay you a dime extra.

If I'm on call FRI and have X days SAT and SUN, they can not assign me a trip that reports on FRI and releases on SAT. They can fly me into SAT via reroute, but they can't assign me flying on the X day from the start without paying it as a GS or IA.

MikeF16

09-01-2015 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Rhino Driver (Post 1961531)

Thanks, I double checked the sched ref handbook and that appears to be the case. Biggest difference between IA for a guy on reserve and a line holder is the guy on reserve has to pick up the phone :).

DogWhisperer

09-01-2015 08:19 AM

Time for a little comic relief...

Jughead135

09-01-2015 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by LivingTheDream (Post 1961460)

As my 14yo daughter says: "these are 1st world problems Daddio".

Indeed!

I hit the 265K limit last month,[...]

Well done!

Could they make this stuff any more convoluted?

In your case (assuming you can safely assume you'll be exceeding $233,333 each year), it's simple: set your elective deferral to whatever percentage you feel like, so long as it works out to $18K by the end of the year (or put that much from PS in). Between that & the company 15%, you'll hit the the $53K limit, all with pre-tax money.

Maybe I missed it, but it would be nice if DALPA put something out at the end of each year to help us non-finance guys set this up.

Agree!

Keep in mind, also, that these numbers (the $18K, the $53K, and/or the $265K) can & do change annually, so the strategy has to be tweaked each year.... If you're over 50 (7ERA makes me suspect yes), don't forget you can contribute an additional $6K, above the $18K/$53K limits....

Rhino Driver

09-01-2015 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeF16 (Post 1961580)

You don't necessarily have to pick up the phone. The contract says you need to be readily available. I think that means you have enough time to listen to the message, look at the trip, sip on some coffee, and decide if you want it or not. If it's a GS, they're going to give you 10min or so to acknowledge, then move on. They'll probably move on more quickly if it's an IA, but I guess they could just assign it to you though...not sure about that one. :D

firstmob

09-01-2015 12:07 PM

What's the latest on getting the A350 deliveries accelerated?

Molon Labe

09-01-2015 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by firstmob (Post 1961804)

What's the latest on getting the A350 deliveries accelerated?

Why would management want to do that? They can give away all our large wide body flying with the holes in our C12 scope language and only have to pay us about 3grand each every 3 years? Just look at the deal they just inked with China Eastern! They can't give away a pilot job fast enough!

Purple Drank

09-01-2015 03:02 PM

You never have to answer the phone. Ever. Even on short call, you can let it go to voicemail and then call them back or acknowledge online.

The only time I answer the phone is if I'll take a short-notice GS (if the report is less than two hours out, skeds can call the next guy immediately without leaving it on your line for 10 minutes). Other than that scenario, there is zero upside to answering the phone when scheduling calls...and a lot of ways to get hosed.

DAL73n

09-01-2015 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DelDah Capt (Post 1960915)

Sorry, once you hit the $18,000 limit (2015) for elective employee deferrals, you are done. You will receive it as ordinary income. I looked into this last year when we received an 'Advance' on our Profit Sharing in October. I believe that shortly after we voted the TA down, the company announced to the other employee groups that they would not be doing an 'advance' check this year.....perhaps they are hoping that they can still get us to reduce PS before they decide to write next year's checks.

Actually, NOT CORRECT. If you are over 50 you get a $6,000 catch up contribution. In order to get that money into your 401K you have to go to the Catch up section in the contribution page and make an election for what % of pay you want to put into the catchup contribution. That means for 2015 you are allowed a max of $24,000/year for elective deferrals if you are over 50 yo. You can find this information at the IRS web site:http://http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsro...-Limitations-1

As always, be careful who you get your advice from on this Bulletin Board.

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