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Originally Posted by Pineapple Guy (Post 919118)

I agree 100%. Meaning those DC9, M88, A320, and B737 pilots who are very senior in category will get a payraise, but watch their quality of life go down the toilet, as pilot's senior to them down bid. So THEY won't be happy, because if they'd WANTED the money rather than the quality of life, they would have bid bigger equipment in the first place.

And those guys junior on big airplanes will take a pay cut, because they are "out of seniority" compared with a pure longevity system, meaning THEY won't be happy, because they WERE chasing the money.

And those guys junior on small airplanes, who were, oh so close, to FINALLY holding a regular line on the -9 or -88, will watch those dreams vaporize, as so many senior guys currently on reserve on the bigger airplanes will down bid to get off reserve, meaning these guys will be on reserve for YEARS longer, meaning THEY won't be happy, because they WERE hoping to get off reserve by staying on a small airplane.

So, just who is gonna like this new system???:confused:

Yeah, I'm betting you are right.. All those senior international guys are just chomping at the bit to bid the -88 and fly 5 legs/day. You junior guys SHOULD be worried. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Desperado (Post 919130)

I, for one, would like this plan a LOT! T2 can fly the jet in, get off, and I can get on to fly it out with the seat still warm from his butt. I will of course be making considerably more to do the same job because I was hired when he was still drinking beer on Cumberland Ave. Seems fair. Also, I will then be making more than all who's name appear before mine on our list but were hired as long as 3 1/2 years after I.
Yeah, I think I would like this plan a LOT.

It doesn't bother me one bit to know that you would be making more money than me to "do the same job" Are we REALLY sticking to that as some sort of lame justification to keeping the pay the way it is? We all "do the same job". I just think that the mere fact that these pay scales STOP at 12 years means that there are a LOT of guys that are doing the same job for the same money, yet their QOL is inverted because of that position on the seniority list. I guess that's the old saw of "don't worry son.. you'll be senior someday"

One last perspective. Think about a merger with someone like Alaska. Give 'em DOH.. and longevity based pay.. and what incentive would there be for them to bid onto your precious whale? the OINLY one would be because they wanted to fly it. They wouldn't make any more money doing it.. and they probably wouldn't be senior enough to justify the fact that they would no longer be driving to work in SEA.. but commuting cross country to fly an airplane that they would probably not be senior on in the first place... Yup.. I'd take that chance in a heart beat.

I know I am tilting at windmills because there seems to be no imagination out there. I hope the whale pays $500/hour because.. well.. you know.. those 175 guys have earned it.

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Originally Posted by FlyingViking (Post 919129)

No! It is quality of life for ALL Delta pilots. A few bid periods of adjustments, yes indeed.

Somebody who gets it...

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Originally Posted by caddis (Post 919155)

First thanks for all the previous answers to my RES question. Through the use of YS and some crappy weather I have passed the ALV for this month. I want to make sure I understand this so I don't screw it up.

My understanding is that I simply call scheduling and tell them that I do not wish to fly anymore this month. Do I just tell them to release me from my last group of days?

Also is there any benefit to doing a GS? Do I get double pay now that I am over ALV? Do I get make up days off?

Thanks fellas

Just call scheduling and tell them that you want to be marked as done for the month. If you want to fly more you can green slip, but you don't get double pay as a reserve guy.

Have a great Christmas

I don't get to celebrate too often, so my 3000th post will be......

Go Bears! :D

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Originally Posted by newKnow (Post 919227)

I don't get to celebrate too often, so my 3000th post will be......

Go Bears! :D

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Congrats NewK! Nicely done. Just lose to the Pack in the last game so we can be there too. :D

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Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 919232)

Congrats NewK! Nicely done. Just lose to the Pack in the last game so we can be there too. :D

As with many things, they don't listen to me. But, I will root for the Pack! (To make it to the playoffs.)

Thanks Buzz. :D

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Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 919199)

Yeah, I'm betting you are right.. All those senior international guys are just chomping at the bit to bid the -88 and fly 5 legs/day. You junior guys SHOULD be worried. :rolleyes:

I think he is implying that some of that will happen, just not necessarily on the 88. At some of the Euro carriers that have stripe pay, the non-international narrow body seats are senior because they don't have to deal with jet lag as they approach 60-65 in age.

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Originally Posted by newKnow (Post 919227)

I don't get to celebrate too often, so my 3000th post will be......

Go Bears! :D

http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/...KNOW/bears.jpg

How are ya, Bob??

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 919248)

How are ya, Bob??

SNL Chris Farley DA BEARS Video

13 heart attacks is a lot, even for a Chicagoan. ;)