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11-30-2010, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by RockyBoy
That's what I thought was gonna happen today and tomorrow, but so far nothing. GS in for SLC, MSP, and DTW with nothing.
11-30-2010, 11:50 AM
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Anyone using a Droid X with Verizon out there? The old Treo 650 isn't cutting in nowadays and I'm thinking of upgrading after 6 years. Wondering how it works with I-crew and Delta Net. Also got tons of I-tunes stuff and heard it's kind of a pain to get them all working on a Droid.
11-30-2010, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by volav8r1
Got a frantic call from scheduling last night at 1830. When my wife brought me the phone the following conversation ensued:
Me: Hello?
Scheduler: I have a trip for you, advise ready to copy
Me: Uhhh.....I think there's some mistake, I'm off today.
Scheduler: we are in inverse assignment for MEM and you are being junior assigned.
Me: uhhh......uhhhhhh.......hmmmmm......uhhhhh
Scheduler: (interupting my Uhhhh's) it is a two day trip, rotation XXXX, reports ASAP, returns back to MEM tomorrow evening at 1625. I'll show you notified. How quickly will you be able to report?
Me: uhhhhh......uhhhhhh?! Is this a DC-9 trip? I didn't know we went to MCI direct from MEM.
Scheduler: Yes, I need to know how long until you are at the gate? (emphatically, obviously annoyed at my confusion)
Me: well, uhhhh....There are a couple of issues at play here, 1st of all, I am out sick since I just had back surgery last week. And second of all....I'm not on the DC-9 anymore.....I'm on the Airbus.
Scheduler: Uhhhhhhh........Uhhhhhhhh. Oh, I see that now. Not sure how this happened. Uhhhhhhh......Ok, have a nice night.
Me: Hello?
Scheduler: I have a trip for you, advise ready to copy
Me: Uhhh.....I think there's some mistake, I'm off today.
Scheduler: we are in inverse assignment for MEM and you are being junior assigned.
Me: uhhh......uhhhhhh.......hmmmmm......uhhhhh
Scheduler: (interupting my Uhhhh's) it is a two day trip, rotation XXXX, reports ASAP, returns back to MEM tomorrow evening at 1625. I'll show you notified. How quickly will you be able to report?
Me: uhhhhh......uhhhhhh?! Is this a DC-9 trip? I didn't know we went to MCI direct from MEM.
Scheduler: Yes, I need to know how long until you are at the gate? (emphatically, obviously annoyed at my confusion)
Me: well, uhhhh....There are a couple of issues at play here, 1st of all, I am out sick since I just had back surgery last week. And second of all....I'm not on the DC-9 anymore.....I'm on the Airbus.
Scheduler: Uhhhhhhh........Uhhhhhhhh. Oh, I see that now. Not sure how this happened. Uhhhhhhh......Ok, have a nice night.
11-30-2010, 12:34 PM
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A Service Duck. I have now seen it all. 
11-30-2010, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
I had a phone call like this from my regional about a month after I quit. They asked me if i wanted some overtime. I said yes and ended up hanging up the phone. I got called back about an hour later asking me how close I was to the airplane. I told the scheduler I wasn't going to show up. She asked, "Why not?" I told her I went to get ready to go to the airport, but I couldn't find my badge. I asked my wife where it was, and she reminded me that I quit a month earlier. I said I was sorry, but the scheduler wasn't too happy.
Really?! I can't believe I've had a standing green slip in for the past couple of years (since I figured out what a green slip was) and 2 weeks after getting off the DC-9 they call me with my 1st one. Well, technically, I guess they called me with a Junior Man assignment, but I would have gotten my 1st GS. I guess that's the way it goes. I'm just surprised they couldn't find anyone to cover the trip.
11-30-2010, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Ferd149
Denny,
What is the lead time for using the bank? I'm sitting around -5ish and I just did a PD that is taking me down to 61 hours for Dec.
Can I drop back down to -10 to -15 for Dec?
Ferd
What is the lead time for using the bank? I'm sitting around -5ish and I just did a PD that is taking me down to 61 hours for Dec.
Can I drop back down to -10 to -15 for Dec?
Ferd
If you dropped a trip in December, don't worry about profit sharing for this year..........it's too late for December. Your December 15th paycheck is based on November hours flown. If you are at 61 hours accumulated in the month of December, this is not paid until Jan. 15, 2011 so you would be looking at keeping the W-2 higher for 2011 profit sharing.......if we get it for 2011......
Denny
11-30-2010, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane
There really is no lead time other than the last day of the month in which you want to get paid. Today for the month of November. (Get it in your Dec. 15th paycheck).
If you dropped a trip in December, don't worry about profit sharing for this year..........it's too late for December. Your December 15th paycheck is based on November hours flown. If you are at 61 hours accumulated in the month of December, this is not paid until Jan. 15, 2011 so you would be looking at keeping the W-2 higher for 2011 profit sharing.......if we get it for 2011......
Denny
If you dropped a trip in December, don't worry about profit sharing for this year..........it's too late for December. Your December 15th paycheck is based on November hours flown. If you are at 61 hours accumulated in the month of December, this is not paid until Jan. 15, 2011 so you would be looking at keeping the W-2 higher for 2011 profit sharing.......if we get it for 2011......
Denny
11-30-2010, 01:23 PM
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I was D/H'ing on the flight w/ the crew that needed replacing, thus initiating your phone call. The crew knew before they left ATL that there was no way they were gonna' be legal to continue on to MCI. They tried to get C/S to be (more) pro-active in getting a new crew to do the MCI leg but C/S wasn't budging. Maybe they ran out of bodies. I don't know if the Company got the MCI flight out, but the inbound crew ended up illegal, and went to the hotel...
11-30-2010, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
I had a phone call like this from my regional about a month after I quit. They asked me if i wanted some overtime. I said yes and ended up hanging up the phone. I got called back about an hour later asking me how close I was to the airplane. I told the scheduler I wasn't going to show up. She asked, "Why not?" I told her I went to get ready to go to the airport, but I couldn't find my badge. I asked my wife where it was, and she reminded me that I quit a month earlier. I said I was sorry, but the scheduler wasn't too happy.
Phone: Ring ring
Me: Hullo?
CS: Hello Mr. Nuguy, we're showing you on the involuntary call out list today (the IC list was made up of the bottom %10 of the blockholders in each category, no fewer than 5, but no more than 10, that were actually subject to junior manning, everyone else could answer their phone safely and tell CS to buzz off).
Me: Uh, OK.
CS: We have a trip for you.
Me: Uh, OK
CS: Its a 4 day trip and leaves in a hour. How soon can you get to the airport?
Me: MSP? Errr, it might be a bit.
CS: Ummm, I just called you at home, right? (home is 1,200nm away from MSP)
Me: Yup
CS: And you're home right now?
Me: ????
CS: {heavy sigh} well, never mind. Have a nice day.
Me: ><
Me: Returns to the Barc-a-lounger.
Nu
11-30-2010, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by NuGuy
I love stories like this.
Phone: Ring ring
Me: Hullo?
CS: Hello Mr. Nuguy, we're showing you on the involuntary call out list today (the IC list was made up of the bottom %10 of the blockholders in each category, no fewer than 5, but no more than 10, that were actually subject to junior manning, everyone else could answer their phone safely and tell CS to buzz off).
Me: Uh, OK.
CS: We have a trip for you.
Me: Uh, OK
CS: Its a 4 day trip and leaves in a hour. How soon can you get to the airport?
Me: MSP? Errr, it might be a bit.
CS: Ummm, I just called you at home, right? (home is 1,200nm away from MSP)
Me: Yup
CS: And you're home right now?
Me: ????
CS: {heavy sigh} well, never mind. Have a nice day.
Me: ><
Me: Returns to the Barc-a-lounger.
Nu
Phone: Ring ring
Me: Hullo?
CS: Hello Mr. Nuguy, we're showing you on the involuntary call out list today (the IC list was made up of the bottom %10 of the blockholders in each category, no fewer than 5, but no more than 10, that were actually subject to junior manning, everyone else could answer their phone safely and tell CS to buzz off).
Me: Uh, OK.
CS: We have a trip for you.
Me: Uh, OK
CS: Its a 4 day trip and leaves in a hour. How soon can you get to the airport?
Me: MSP? Errr, it might be a bit.
CS: Ummm, I just called you at home, right? (home is 1,200nm away from MSP)
Me: Yup
CS: And you're home right now?
Me: ????
CS: {heavy sigh} well, never mind. Have a nice day.
Me: ><
Me: Returns to the Barc-a-lounger.
Nu
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