Question for all you reserve experts. I am trying to move my reserve days next bid for the pcs run on the 20th. I am scheduled to be on reserve on May 1 (last day of the next bid). When I go to move my off day onto may 1 it says "invalid date" because the computer thinks next bid is only for April dates. Ideas??

 

Make sure when you type the 1 in the template you tab to the month and overwrite APR with MAY. Lots of confusion with this as many pilots don't know you can overwrite the month in most of the templates where it comes up automatically.

 

I did a NRT-MSP deviate in January and the system allowed me to book business. I wonder if it's a matter of stations, or maybe how many seats are available. ??
It could also be a direction issue. i.e. FROM the international station is programmed as an over-water leg, or maybe it's just from NRT is allowed business.

(Maybe I'm just special...)

 

You have to ask crew scheduling to book your BC seat on the front end of your deviation, I believe they will do it up to 14 days ahead of the flt. Deviation at the end you can change in I-crew once you've signed in for your trip. If no BC seats available you go in coach.

 

What? Don't ask me to quote the PWA, because I am too lazy to look it up at the moment. But the only CP pilot involvement I have ever had with deviations between Asia and the U.S. was to force me onto a flight showing no availability (special personal circumstance). You also need CP or CS intervention to change a back-end deviation after booking it, but the pilot has total control to change with front end. Of course with the caveat of seat availability. I always get "C" when booking in Company Business myself. On the rare occasions it has not been available, I choose another city pair, my original DH, or the Radisson for a try another day. It's a bit different using the XCM menu to book the way home, but if availability showed under the Company Business field, you'll get "C" on the back end too. There's no time limit for booking the front end. Check you PBS award, book the deviation. For PCS and reserve action, obviously the timeframe could be short and seats might be tight. A call to local ops in NRT (known as "inflight" there) can help iron out any seat issues you may have for an outbound deviation and grease the shore pass/gen dec details.

 

Hmmm...

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Connecticut and Eastern PA have lots of pilots. Allentown in PA or Danbury are in Conn. They have lower costs of living and lower taxes than surrounding NYC suburbs but come with 1:30-2:30 drives in and around rush hour and across many bridges, etc.

Long Island is much more expensive and higher taxes but much more convenient to LGA/JFK and without the long drive. There seem to be some pilots in the Port Jefferson area.

However, NYC is by far the worst place in the world and you wouldn't ever want to come here. Stay away you've been warned!

 

Yes, It's called Queens, specifically Jackson Heights and Kew Gardens, hundreds of pilots and haggered FA's walking down the streets everywhere. Literally. Golf carts are replaced with honking angry beat up taxis and people that may appear to want to stab you though.

Best family areas "in the city" are in certain areas of Brooklyn like Park Slope, Cobble hill, Carroll Gardens, Williamsburg etc or in Manhattan: Upper West side, Upper East side or West village. Of course all those places listed are incredibly expensive though. Astoria has some decent spots too.

I don't know about out in the other further out areas. I have only lived in Manhattan area with no car and using the subway and bus to get to LGA/JFK. I absolutely loved it there being single. Think it would suck with a family though. Would never want my kids growing up in that environment. Rent is just too insane though and housing purchase prices are pretty much out of reach these days. Not really worth it long term if you ever plan to retire or save any money unless your spouse makes 150K plus as well.

 

[QUOTE=zippinbye;2091503]What? Don't ask me to quote the PWA, because I am too lazy to look it up at the moment. But the only CP pilot involvement I have ever had with deviations between Asia and the U.S. was to force me onto a flight showing no availability (special personal circumstance). You also need CP or CS intervention to change a back-end deviation after booking it, but the pilot has total control to change with front end. Of course with the caveat of seat availability. I always get "C" when booking in Company Business myself. On the rare occasions it has not been available, I choose another city pair, my original DH, or the Radisson for a try another day. It's a bit different using the XCM menu to book the way home, but if availability showed under the Company Business field, you'll get "C" on the back end too. There's no time limit for booking the front end. Check you PBS award, book the deviation.

This last part is incorrect. You can only book 14 days in advance. The company booking will allow a earlier booking but it's not legal. Company is supposedly doing a audit because this is being abused. Let's not screw up a good deal and have the company force us to make all bookings through the CPSC.
Contract reference: A pilot who utilizes an off-rotation deadhead under Section 8 E. 8. may attempt his booking at any time within 14 days of the report of his rotation.

 

[QUOTE=WhatNow;2091594]Apologies for my earlier misleading statement in that regard. Thanks for the correction. I'm sure I unwittingly violated that provision. But as you say, the system allows it. I will try to redeem myself! In any case, my feeling is that 14 days is usually enough to get a comfy seat. If not, select another hub/gateway city and chances are something will work out.