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What is the max pickup when doing a pilot to pilot swap? I was under the impression that Green slips and pilot to pilot swaps do not impact your ALV plus 15 max pick up. My max pick up number changed when I swapped with a buddy.

There is no max pickup limit when your are swapping with a buddy or swapping/picking up from the swap board. If you pick up a trip from the swap board or swap with a buddy your max pickup will be lowered accordingly, it will however not limit the swap or pickup from happening. A GS will not lower your max pickup because you get pay no credit for a GS. If you are trying to really load up for a month you should WS trips before you pick any up from a buddy or the swap board.

Check Essential

06-15-2011 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by boog123 (Post 1008614)

Uh-oh. Don't get the boys started on trip parking.:eek:

To answer your question though -- there is no max pickup on a pilot to pilot swap. You can exceed the contractual limit. (that's the controversy)

However, the number you see on your schedule will change after you complete the swap because the computer now looks at your new schedule and re-computes. It "impacts" the max pickup in that sense. If you exceeded the max pickup with your pilot to pilot swap then your new max pickup will be zero.

Not a very good explanation but I hope that helps.

boog123

06-15-2011 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 1008622)

So in other words, if I wanted to load up the month, I should have used a white slip first, which would have lowered my max pickup number and then I could have added what ever pilot to pilot swaps I wanted, to no limit. By doing a pilot to pilot swap first, I basically made it so I can't "white slip" if something came up, but I can p to p all I want. Correct?

Superpilot92

06-15-2011 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Too Tall (Post 1008581)

CAL pilots fly the 757-200, 757-300, 767-200, 767-400 all as one category:eek:

and they fly all models of the 737 even with all the differences. 737-500,700,900 :eek:

RockyBoy

06-15-2011 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by boog123 (Post 1008627)

Yep, that's it.

Too Tall

06-15-2011 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Superpilot92 (Post 1008635)

and they fly all models of the 737 even with all the differences. 737-500,700,900 :eek:

Don't forget the 737-800, and it used to be the 737-300 as well but those are all parked now. Must be interesting going from steam gauge to glass every other leg

forgot to bid

06-15-2011 09:53 AM

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...id/temp2-9.jpg

"While there is no plan to hire at this point in time, we will not backfill all the positions that may be vacated from the 777, 7ER, or 767 categories during the award process."

forgot to bid

06-15-2011 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Launchpad475 (Post 1008612)

Had BB on my flight to ATL yesterday and before I could get done saying hello, he said "sometime in 2012" to which I assume he was referring to hiring.

Take it for what it's worth.

I wonder how many times BB gets asked about hiring.

Justdoinmyjob

06-15-2011 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Too Tall (Post 1008643)

Don't forget the 737-800, and it used to be the 737-300 as well but those are all parked now. Must be interesting going from steam gauge to glass every other leg

Very easy. CAL has the glass set to duplicate steam guages instead of displaying speed and altimeter tapes. At least according to my CAL buddies.

forgot to bid

06-15-2011 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Too Tall (Post 1008643)

Don't forget the 737-800, and it used to be the 737-300 as well but those are all parked now. Must be interesting going from steam gauge to glass every other leg

And that's how they make it work by drawing round dials with the nice screens:

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../3/1749369.jpg

Blah.

You know what else CAL does? 3 man 737 flights.

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