Originally Posted by GunshipGuy (Post 2158588)

Thanks. I'm trying to get the most out of my shadow time after completing training. I haven't used "followed by" that much and while I think I'm doing it right, I'm still a bit weary.

I've got 7 days of Shadow on the calendar. I'm trying to put a 5 day starting on day 7 of the Shadow days to maximize that feature. I've looked through and found the trips that will make it work to get 6 days of trips to precede day 7 with a 5 day starting day 7, but I thought this line might make it work the easiest way:

Award pairings If Departing on Aug 4, 2016 If Pairing Length = 3 days followed by Pairings If Departing on Aug 7, 2016 If Pairing Length = 3 days Followed by If Departing on Aug 10, 2016 If Pairing length = 5 days


I then put two more bid lines in like the one above, but for different combinations (4 day, 2 day, 5 day and 2 day, 4 day, 5 day).

Think it will work? There are only three 5-day trips starting on Aug 10 so I'm going to add another set of bid lines like above, but with the option of a 4-day starting on Aug 10.

Edit: I thought that if you got awarded a trip that started on the last day of your shadow period you were paid for the whole trip. Thinking of it some more, I'm not so sure.

Originally Posted by full of luv (Post 2158647)

8 years post merger...

Here in 2016 I wonder what year it will be before I go a whole year without hearing any sort of North/South ****ing contest? 2020, 2025? Eventually I suppose we'll run out of fNWA or fDelta pilots, but theoretically that could be 2007 hires from fDelta and if they were 25 when hired.... all the way out to 2047! (assuming the retirement age isn't 80 by then!)

Originally Posted by full of luv (Post 2158647)

8 years post merger...

Here in 2016 I wonder what year it will be before I go a whole year without hearing any sort of North/South ****ing contest? 2020, 2025? Eventually I suppose we'll run out of fNWA or fDelta pilots, but theoretically that could be 2007 hires from fDelta and if they were 25 when hired.... all the way out to 2047! (assuming the retirement age isn't 80 by then!)

Originally Posted by Trip7 (Post 2158569)

Captain's doing walk arounds on legs when the FO is PF is being more common on the narrowbodies.

Originally Posted by Purple Drank (Post 2158760)

watchu talkin' bout? How long have you been here? Didn't you just get hired? Not sure how you can assess "more common" with your small sample size.

I've had (anecdotally) half South and half North captains offer to do walkarounds. It's been consistent since the merger. No change in the pattern. I guess a few more offer in the summertime when it's not raining.

Originally Posted by duece12345 (Post 2158812)

Off topic... where do you find hotel info for cq?

Originally Posted by Purple Drank (Post 2158760)

watchu talkin' bout? How long have you been here? Didn't you just get hired? Not sure how you can assess "more common" with your small sample size.

I've had (anecdotally) half South and half North captains offer to do walkarounds. It's been consistent since the merger. No change in the pattern. I guess a few more offer in the summertime when it's not raining.

Originally Posted by iaflyer (Post 2158814)

Bottom of your schedule for the month you have CQ.