S....O....T :D

Many guys I know submitted solutions for seniority to matter. FYP, the schedulers always seem to get the more senior guys the better trips! :D

There are more pilots on reserve tomorrow in DTW than there are overall trips starting tomorrow. Every single lineholder could call in sick and we'd still have some unused reserves.:eek: That's overkill anyway you look at it.

Why does your sign deny that Cam is 'frost'???:confused:

Radiation frost (also called hoar frost or hoarfrost) refers to the white ice crystals, loosely deposited on the ground or exposed objects, that form on cold clear nights when heat losses into the open skies cause objects to become colder than the surrounding air.

Except you've got plenty more pilots mid-rotation who might get "sick" too.

I really don't know how prevalent this is, and I suspect its not -- I'm mainly jerking your chain. But, you can check the reserve coverage after the fact, to see just how many pilots were ultimately called out on that day. Hopefully, our scheduling guys occasionally do this, and try to resolve these things if abuse is routinely occurring.

The raw score isn't meaningless - it is the company's way of making sure everyone flies. They don't want someone only flying 10 hours when someone else is flying 80. It's more efficient for them.

I agree SC assignments are arbitrary, but that's the way it is now. Maybe the SOT will get a fix for that. They are working on things.

Reserve staffing isn't arbitrary - it's everyone in the category who doesn't have a line. Less flying, more reserves. More flying, less reserves. Doesn't seem too complex to me.

That is wrong. Either the Fleet Captain or the Chief Line Check Pilot can recommend procedure changes.

Two's IN!!:eek::D

The reserve required number is what matters. In a month that does not have a PCS multiplier of 1.5 that is the number that the computer respects.

Not that reserve required number is a interesting animal and probably needs some tweaking on the next contract. Here is the applicable section of the PWA

23. W:


W. Reserves Required
1. For each category, the number of reserves required (R) will not exceed the number
calculated under the following formula:
a. Determine the average number of reserve duty periods worked (including duty
periods flown under GS/GSWC/IA/IAWC) by day of week over the least recent 12 of
the last 13 months.
b. Apply one standard deviation to each day of week average.
Exception: Apply two standard deviations to the average for each day of the week
that falls within a three day period beginning the day before the following days:
1) New Year’s Day,
2) Super Bowl Sunday,
3) Easter Sunday,
4) Memorial Day,
5) Independence Day,
6) Labor Day,
7) Thanksgiving, and
8) Christmas.
c. Multiply this average by the total scheduled block and credit hours for the category
for the bid period divided by the average of the total scheduled block and credit hours
for the category for the least recent 12 of the last 13 months.
Exception one: At any time, Crew Scheduling may substitute a value for reserves
required (R) that is lower than the value created by the application of the formula.
Exception two: Within eight days of the date for which the formula is applied, Crew
Scheduling may substitute a value for reserves required (R) that is higher than the value
created by the application of the formula.
Note: The Company and the Association will meet and confer quarterly to mutually
review the application of the formula to ensure it provides realistic operational reserve
coverage.
2. Formula values and definitions:
a. D = date for which the formula is applied
b. A = number of reserves available in category on D
c. R = number of reserves required in category on D, as determined by Section 23 W. 1.
d. M = a multiplier determined by the Company which will not exceed 1.5
e. “Day to be dropped” means:
1) a day on which a regular pilot is scheduled to be on a rotation and on which, if his
requested swap is granted, he will not be scheduled to be on a rotation.
2) a day to which a reserve pilot is requesting to move an X-day.
f. “Day to be added” means:
1) a day on which a regular pilot is not scheduled to be on a rotation and on which, if
his requested swap is granted, he will be scheduled to be on a rotation.
2) a day from which a reserve pilot is requesting to move an X-day.
3. A request to swap with the pot under Section 23 H. that meets the conditions set forth in
Section 23 H. 5. will be granted if:
a. the number of reserves available in the category (A) on the day(s) to be dropped is
greater than the number of reserves required (R) on such days, or
b. application of the formula described in Section 23 W. 5. allows the swap request to be
granted.
4. A request to move an X-day(s) that otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of
Section 12 N. 9. will be granted if:
a. the number or reserves available in the category (A) on the day(s) to be dropped is
greater than the number of reserves required (R) on such days, or
b. application of the formula described in Section 23 W. 5. allows the X-day(s) move
request to be granted

And the 757 is the largest fleet by it's self and he's a very smart 757 guy (flown with him numerous times). T, you'll recall there were several south guys on this board that tossed the BS flag when he was named to the position, based on the 767 side of the issue.......just like us calling foul on the Whale and Airbus.

I guess nothing we argue about ever changes, just which direction we look at things from?:D

I like TC a lot. No no not long time, just a lot:D

The SOT did a good thing by getting the SC required list published, but it is just something to deviate from. For example, today in NYC we're supposed to have two SC FOs, we have 5!