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Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 943949)

Any 757/767 guys have any input on how the ship sets are working out? I fly on Friday, and was wondering if I need a backup..

Good question, I go out to NRT on Monday............

T, what are you going to use for "all the other stuff" besides Jepps?

I was looking at something real simple, vs the Brenthaven bag that looks nice but real expensive.

May pick up this one or something like it at a Office Max or something

http://www.buy.com/prod/solo-widebod...203082218.html

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Originally Posted by Ferd149 (Post 943957)

I was thinking about an old Army duffel that I got at the thrift store...

I dunno, I think I will still carry my Bombay bag..

Please help: Can I Personal Drop a trip and then use the same off days to whiteslip a trip? How many PD do we have per year?

Thank you!

why can't we delete posts on this forum?

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Originally Posted by Pineapple Guy (Post 943963)

why can't we delete posts on this forum?

your own or someone else's?

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Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 943886)

Hey but at least they have Al Franken... :rolleyes:

That is one of the reasons why I am planning on moving from this frozen workers paradise. MSP in the spring time.....:D

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 943890)

TSquare,

One of the economic factors that make our outsourcing successful is the destruction of union members' longevity.

Yes, at the DCI Carrier I worked for, the President (a Delta employee) would come in to recurrent and tell us that we had to leave when we got 5 years of longevity, that we senior Captains (6 to 7 years) were "killing the airline."

Those who have not worked in the this environment, do not appreciate just what these words mean to someone from a regional, not to mention the 20 year Captain who is getting displaced to First Officer. They are quitting, just as I quit following the frustration of losing my Captain seat when two dozen jets were moved to a non union replacement group.

The political make up of our new hires is going to be remarkably different from those Delta has hired in the past. Most will have a decade of fighting whipsaw and understand why we need a union which pays reverence to its core principles.

deleted my bad

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Originally Posted by rvr350 (Post 943960)

Please help: Can I Personal Drop a trip and then use the same off days to whiteslip a trip? How many PD do we have per year?

Thank you!

You can PD as many times as you want to throughout the year. You only get 1 APD per year. The APD only requires that there is 25% of the reserves required to be able to drop the trip, with limited exceptions for holiday periods. To see if you still have your APD available for the year, check your time card in iCrew. It will say something down near the bottom like APD available for use: Y (or N)

For a straight PD (again unlimited) every day of the trip has to have more reserves available than required. You can check this in iCrew under the Open Time link.

You cannot WS on a day which shows PD or APD on your schedule. I think you can PD just one day of the trip which will then drop the entire rotation, provided coverage is adequate. You would then have PD on only one day of your schedule, and should be able to WS on the other days. You want to check into this before you try it though - I'm not 100% on this one.

It sounds like you may be able to accomplish what you're wanting to do by a Swap With the Pot request, which has it's own set of requirements.

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 943890)

TSquare,

The political make up of our new hires is going to be remarkably different from those Delta has hired in the past. Most will have a decade of fighting whipsaw and understand why we need a union which pays reverence to its core principles.

You hit the nail on the head with this one.

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Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 943949)

Any 757/767 guys have any input on how the ship sets are working out? I fly on Friday, and was wondering if I need a backup..

Just came in from 4-8 Feb. My success rate was 50% but more at the end of the trip than at the beginning. They are nice. My guess is by Friday you will be okay, maybe bring a trip book just in case.