I was told very early Sept. The guys over at CPS are getting excited since they are hiring six LCA's and there are six LCA's in the next 60 to flow.

 

Did you apply to Delta? Where you turned down? Im sorry.

Its obvious, he is the jealous and envious one.

TEN

 

Awesome! Congrats and enjoy!

 

ACL,

I haven't been around all that long and all but it does say in the PWA

23 S. 9 e.

A Short Call Pilot:

e. will not be assigned a rotation without an attempted contact by Crew Scheduling.

Checking our schedules at start time seems like the whole give them an inch concept

 

SO, did CP call you because you told the scheduler you didn't feel like answering your phone in time per the contract?

 

Southwest can have them if they want them.
Its an auction and they have the most money.

Here's a prediction: Now that Southwest has a presence at Reagan, the rules restricting long haul flights out of there will get modified.

 

Absolutely BG. I am in that way contributing to the delinquency of CS.

Butt...



Each time I had already seen the trip on my schedule. Yes I didn't acknowledge any of them because they were usually the ones with less than 2 hours to go which I hate. The reason I look is I'm 1:30 from the time I get in my truck to the time in the crewroom, so I need any extra lead time.

Now on one of those occasions was around Christmas during all of those snow storms and we were out of pilots. At 7am I saw the trip on my schedule it was a 10am go yet I didn't go on SC until 8am. Now I never figured they wouldn't call so I headed out around 730-745. At 800am no call, 830 no call, at 900am i'm trying to call them but the lines were busy right up until I rolled into the parking lot. I said "do you have a trip for me?" and the scheduler was like "let me see... oh... uh oh... get there when you can." "I'm here."

Now I could've just waited until they called me and gotten there when I could but I figured that wasn't going to do those passengers, my crew or myself any favors because that trip was mine come hell or high water. But that's also the reason I never acknowledge those < 2 hour trips, I don't want the ball in my court until I get called because I've got to navigate down the lousy I85 or GA400.

Had I not checked, yeah, I'd gotten a call probably at 10am when the Captain didn't have an FO. As it was I got there 10 or 15 prior to push thanks to the lousy weather and the buses were having driving issues. Of course what happened when I got there? There was a full plane and everyone was waiting on me yet nothing had been done. I got a disgruntled "where have you been?"

Oh well, glad I don't live to impress others.

 

Was I reading too much into SD's memo this morning or did I read between the lines and see we are waiting for the flight hour plan and the board to meet to determine our hiring needs?

Notice I didn't say if, with the unplanned losses and the training time limits we will need to start soon.

 

Never mind, Dragon made my point.

 

Bar, there is no way I'm smart enough to make a point for you! Thanks though.

BTW, just read your post from the subscription service and think you should repost it.