FedEx v swa
01-25-2021, 01:25 PM
#51
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Originally Posted by Xing30west
I am curious your mentality on this issue. Say I have built up my M/U bank over the last few years. Now that I make a higher rate and decided to tap into it, am I flying extra? Seems to me I am making the company pay me at a higher rate although it appears I am “working extra.”
01-25-2021, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFDX
"working extra" to me simply means flying more than your BLG and more time away from home - nothing wrong with it at all just less days off
01-25-2021, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by pinseeker
Again, voluntary extra work. Sell it however you want, but you are working extra. At $185/hr plus the $10/hr international override, you need 1500+ CH to make over $300k. So again, say it all you want that you don't work extra if that helps you sleep at night, but those of us here know the truth.
01-25-2021, 01:59 PM
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No matter which group you fall under, it's pretty awesome. A fella that prioritizes QOL can simply fly his BLG and clear $200k, while the next guy chooses to hustle a bit more and clear $300k. Get in where you fit in.
01-25-2021, 02:02 PM
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Some are not working extra to make extra. They are dropping regular pay trips and then picking up draft or AVA. If they cant drop them they TPU them and others pick them up at straight pay. Calendar is now clean and open for draft. Working the same amount of days but making 50% or more extra. Many 777, MD-11 and HKG bros doing this. For those living in base another trick is bid reserve and not get used on reserve days and then draft on days off. Days away from home is still low but make a bunch more. Many different ways to make extra. Not a one size fits all.
01-25-2021, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxpilot
Yes, I worked extra over the Spring/Summer. This included draft/AVA and extensions. You act like that’s a big secret or something?
Not acting like it is a secret, just saying you can't make more than $300k like you did and not do that. Just trying to keep it real for the guys looking to get hired here.
01-25-2021, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by pinseeker
Again, voluntary extra work. Sell it however you want, but you are working extra. At $185/hr plus the $10/hr international override, you need 1500+ CH to make over $300k. So again, say it all you want that you don't work extra if that helps you sleep at night, but those of us here know the truth.
I live in base as well so that helps. Might as well pick it up at AVA beforehand, cause they're just gonna blow my phone up for draft anyway. That's the beauty of FDX.
01-25-2021, 04:05 PM
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FedEx v swa
Originally Posted by USMCFDX
"working extra" to me simply means flying more than your BLG and more time away from home - nothing wrong with it at all just less days off
As someone who doesn’t work “extra” I’m curious as to what the purpose of m/u banks if using them is considered working extra? I’m trying to wrap my head around the whole idea of banks as I came from an airline that didn’t have such a concept. I thought the m/u bank are hours taken from you because of conflicts. So is using the considered working extra when in the end, you have those hours because you had less than your awarded credit hours?
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