Exactly. I flew 275 hours last year on reserve. Min days off "technically" but I think most months I was in my bed 15-20 nights. A couple months it was 25ish

01-25-2022 | 04:02 PM

#24863

Ziggy

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From: Sofa Stress Tester

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Originally Posted by Zerosilver84

Hard no on direct contract. But I would like at least a 3:1 duty rig. Get paid at least an extra 3 hrs for these 9-11hr duty days that have long sits in them.

I believe industry standard for duty is 2:1, But I'd like to see either a 5 hour min day or a 5:1 TAFB rig. Also, I believe per-diem needs to be adjusted, at least over the $2 mark.

Anyway,

Could you expound on "Direct Contact" and what it implies? Pro's vs Cons?

01-25-2022 | 04:12 PM

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Casualinterest

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Originally Posted by Ziggy

Right now on a trip you are not required to be contactable. No phone. Don't have to answer unless you're finishing a reserve assignment or still on time available. So if they want to add something on or junior man you, they have to basically get you face to face after you land. They want the ability to contact you with scheduling changes through the iPad as a form of direct contact. Spirit supposedly has this in their contract but haven't implemented it yet. I'm torn for various reasons I won't espouse here. I think it could be a very nice bargaining chip.

01-25-2022 | 08:41 PM

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NotMe

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While we are talking about QOL items, how about making a day of vacation worth an actual day of credit? Min days off as a reserve is 12 most bid periods. One week of vacation should mean 19 days off right? But our messed up credit value of a vacation day means that you only actually get 16 days off…

01-26-2022 | 07:52 AM

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Kforekyle

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Originally Posted by NotMe

I 100% agree

01-26-2022 | 08:32 AM

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Mesabah

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It’s been a slow grind improving vacation, years ago it didn’t matter because you had paper bidding, or the post award slide. I don’t think we will ever see something like that again.

What I would like to see is, sick bank sell back, no ready reserve, CDO’s(schedules sucked after they went away), actual full LMS pay, and a match of the AA wholly owned retention package. Direct contact would have to eliminate RR, for it to be even considered.

01-26-2022 | 08:38 AM

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ninerdriver

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Originally Posted by Mesabah

Ready reserve impacts such a small percentage of pilots that there's no way that alone should offset direct contact for everyone.

01-26-2022 | 09:06 AM

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Mesabah

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Originally Posted by ninerdriver

Ready reserve impacts such a small percentage of pilots that there's no way that alone should offset direct contact for everyone.

Yes, but it impacts junior captains the most, and those are the pilots being targeted for retention.

Another thing to consider, from what I have seen over a decade of reserve, is that RR actually increases schedule disruptions for line holders, because RRs are used as a last resort. If you have ever sat RR, you rarely ever get assigned anything. It also results in poor reserve utilization.

01-26-2022 | 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mesabah

It’s been a slow grind improving vacation, years ago it didn’t matter because you had paper bidding, or the post award slide. I don’t think we will ever see something like that again.

What I would like to see is, sick bank sell back, no ready reserve, CDO’s(schedules sucked after they went away), actual full LMS pay, and a match of the AA wholly owned retention package. Direct contact would have to eliminate RR, for it to be even considered.

Is matching AA's wholly owned retention package really in the realm of possibilities? Is it even working at PT/OH/MQ? I'm all about a Regional that does something to help it's attrition, but I wonder how effective throwing bonuses at people really is. Just my two cents.