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iaflyer 01-02-2012 12:38 PM


Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 1110836)
So if you're going training in the next few months it will likely be around 72 hours of pay.

Well.. no. If you are in training from the 1st to the 31, yes, but if you training splits two months, no.

Make sure to bid "Max Credit" the months you're in training, as PBS will assign you trips, then remove them (Shadow Bidding is what it's called) so someone can actually fly them. You'll get paid what you would of been able to hold. For example, if you are in training the 15-30th of month one, your pay from Qualification Training will be 0.50 * ALV= 36. The rest of the pay for the month will come from either trips you flew in your old category or pro-rated reserve guarantee. It's possible to get less than ALV or 70 hrs (if reserve) because you couldn't hold productive trips.

johnso29 01-02-2012 01:05 PM


Originally Posted by iaflyer (Post 1110841)
Well.. no. If you are in training from the 1st to the 31, yes, but if you training splits two months, no.

Make sure to bid "Max Credit" the months you're in training, as PBS will assign you trips, then remove them (Shadow Bidding is what it's called) so someone can actually fly them. You'll get paid what you would of been able to hold. For example, if you are in training the 15-30th of month one, your pay from Qualification Training will be 0.50 * ALV= 36. The rest of the pay for the month will come from either trips you flew in your old category or pro-rated reserve guarantee. It's possible to get less than ALV or 70 hrs (if reserve) because you couldn't hold productive trips.

That's true. I start training on 1/16 & have right around 72 hours. But I intentionally bid reserve so I didn't end up with less then 70 hours. I could see PBS front loading my schedule just to make min credit. I wanted to avoid that, which is why I bid reserve.

For Feb I'll bid max credit though. Although, if PBS awards me trips and I complete OE in time will I be obligated to fly them? Or will it just be shadow bidding for pay purposes?

iceman49 01-02-2012 01:10 PM


Originally Posted by FedElta (Post 1110822)
OK, I know everyone else has to do it, but my RAM is more limited than most.

The fact of having to self-learn the A320 while still trying to consolidate on the 73N pretty well spells out "egregious" in my book.......I know, shut up and color........

Happy New Year,
BG

Completely agree! sorta, maybe dual qual.:confused:

FlyZ 01-02-2012 04:29 PM

Emirates: Most junior captain hired: Nov 2008 (777)

Don't know why I just posted that - just shocked, I guess.

newKnow 01-02-2012 05:13 PM


Originally Posted by FlyZ (Post 1110934)
Emirates: Most junior captain hired: Nov 2008 (777)

Don't know why I just posted that - just shocked, I guess.

Don't they hire captains right off the "street?"

acl65pilot 01-02-2012 05:32 PM


Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1110032)
I heard they may move ALL the 777 flying to DTW...we lost TLV, it's not coming back, and LOS. A F/A just last night told me they have been told that in March, they are going to put the 747 back on ATL-NRT.

So what's left? DXB and JNB and SYD. They can easily cover that from DTW, with deadheadding, just like they do now. This same F/A told me they were told, "ATL international flying will only be Africa and South America. NYC will do all the Europe and DTW will do all the Asia flying..."

Just remember..."Commuting is a Choice!" :rolleyes:

Yeah, I keep hearing that as well. Basically no 777 flying in ATL. Those boys that work for the airport and the city of ATL really irked the wrong CEO. :eek:

Boomer 01-02-2012 06:46 PM


Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1110787)
One of the Comair guys, maybe Boomer, was saying that guys who have left the company can still sign in available for a trip or reserve or something. So they get called for trips even though they haven't been employed there for months.

It wasn't me; maybe Bob Sakamano or one of the other guys.

A bunch of them report having been called by scheduling after furlough or resignation...

scambo1 01-02-2012 06:46 PM


Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1110960)
Yeah, I keep hearing that as well. Basically no 777 flying in ATL. Those boys that work for the airport and the city of ATL really irked the wrong CEO. :eek:


I thought you fell off a cliff.:eek: No posts in several days. Did you actually dive into that company or were you just having family time?

And to clarify for those who haven't been hearing it, ATL will still have int'l, just no 777s, but more 330s. Less than 5 years is when the full extraction will occur. Will Cal commute?:D It probably wont affect him.

scambo1 01-02-2012 06:49 PM


Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 1110997)
It wasn't me; maybe Bob Sakamano or one of the other guys.

A bunch of them report having been called by scheduling after furlough or resignation...

Boomer;

Do you escape the street? I'm hearing all 2012 Comair drawdows will actually happen this month.

newKnow 01-02-2012 08:16 PM

Ahh, the power if advertizing.

When the Stanford kicker missed the FG, all I could think of was the Buffalo Wild Wings commercial. :D


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