Or better still, move the reserve day as someone already mentioned. That way you won't lose any pay at all. Plenty of reserve coverage in MEM....it should be approved provided you fulfill all contractual obligations in the request....it can be a little tricky. Please refer to moving off day ssection in our pilot contract available in deltanet.

Now you've gone and done it - told the world about Baker. He's a great guy but be honest with him and he will do all he can to take care of you. A reminder - there is only ONE APD per year. It can be up to 4 days but you can't get 4 one-day APDs. :)

So I seriously think I learn the most here reading the back and forth between Alfa, Bar and Slow.

Also, after you put in to move a day (or for PD) - if it gets denied, leave it in. The PCS computer will look at it three times a day (at each run) so if reserve coverage changes, you may get the day moved or the PD approved, even if initially it was denied.

It's really good to see traffic increasing on a decrease in capacity.

Without getting in the middle of an argument I have no interest in, and without standing in the way of what is otherwise a very convincing post, I have some reservations about some of your argument:

You seem to be stating that our piece of the pie is somehow determined after the other "essentials" eat at revenue. While I agree with the idea that funds available for the company's expense are finite in the long-term, I certainly hope you're not suggesting we patiently wait in line to see what might be left for us.

I also hope you don't somehow suggest that it is Mangement's prerogative to determine what is appropriate as a total pilot expense. It may have worked for the company in front of Prudence, and with a semi-cooperative effort in front of the Creditors' Committee, but never again do I want to see any semblance of agreement between the company and the union as to what a pilot contract should righftully cost.

This isn't just about deciding how the morcels are distributed among us, but also about carving out a large enough slice that we can subsist on. The size of that slice is not determined solely by a rational, businesslike, yet passive approach. It is the result of grabbing enough, upfront, and letting the other participants (vendors, management, other employees) figure out how to make do with the rest.

I don't fault APA for being aggressive, and for making arguments about what they should rightly be paid. I only fault them for letting their emotions cloud their strategy. The resulting tactics, of course...

thanks for all the help guys. I changed it from an APD to a PD. Before I had the chance to go into icrew and request to just move the day they had already approved my PD. That was fast!!!

I really appreciate the help. I'll know better next time.

Leinelodge, you are probly thinking of someone else. don't remember having dinner with anyone at CQ. I was a check airman at my last job on the EMB145 but spent most of my time on the hiring/interview board. It was last Sept when I was at NATCO so maybe I just don't remember. But that happens as I get older.

Thanks again guys!

Absolutely. Even if the computer tells you there is not sufficient coverage, there is a LOT of shuffling that goes on during a PCS run, and you may get your PD even if the reserve coverage shows insufficient right before and after the run.

NU

Heyas,

Rumor today that any hiring plans are on indefinite hold.

Sorry for the bad news.

Nu

A very good post.