I'm a Yes Voter...
12-15-2018, 09:40 AM
#112
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2016
Posts: 617
Page 25.22 “No less than ten percent (10%) and no more than twenty percent (20%) of the Reserve lines will be Fixed Day Off (FDO) lines, provided there are at least twenty (20) total Reserves in the Position. If there are fewer than twenty (20) total Reserve lines in a Position, FDO lines may be constructed at Company discretion.”
Specifically I asked if a base has less than 20 reserve pilots, can all be subjected to an FDO reserve? The answer I got was that the “company discretion” only allows them to go below the 10%, not exceed the 20%. I hope they’re right and that the company never tests this language. I was also told that FDO lines tend to go senior because they can be used to “game the system” and pilots really like them.
12-15-2018, 10:57 AM
#113
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 453
If you mean 40% total, I believe you’re correct. If you mean that any individual option (FDO, 3x6, long call) can reach 40% on its own that is incorrect. I asked about this at a road show.
Page 25.22 “No less than ten percent (10%) and no more than twenty percent (20%) of the Reserve lines will be Fixed Day Off (FDO) lines, provided there are at least twenty (20) total Reserves in the Position. If there are fewer than twenty (20) total Reserve lines in a Position, FDO lines may be constructed at Company discretion.”
Specifically I asked if a base has less than 20 reserve pilots, can all be subjected to an FDO reserve? The answer I got was that the “company discretion” only allows them to go below the 10%, not exceed the 20%. I hope they’re right and that the company never tests this language. I was also told that FDO lines tend to go senior because they can be used to “game the system” and pilots really like them.
Page 25.22 “No less than ten percent (10%) and no more than twenty percent (20%) of the Reserve lines will be Fixed Day Off (FDO) lines, provided there are at least twenty (20) total Reserves in the Position. If there are fewer than twenty (20) total Reserve lines in a Position, FDO lines may be constructed at Company discretion.”
Specifically I asked if a base has less than 20 reserve pilots, can all be subjected to an FDO reserve? The answer I got was that the “company discretion” only allows them to go below the 10%, not exceed the 20%. I hope they’re right and that the company never tests this language. I was also told that FDO lines tend to go senior because they can be used to “game the system” and pilots really like them.
Last edited by Wheelswatch; 12-15-2018 at 11:19 AM.
12-15-2018, 01:04 PM
#115
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 453
12-15-2018, 02:32 PM
#117
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2018
Posts: 224
12-15-2018, 03:13 PM
#120
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,666
Excerpt from an answer to one of the FAQ on the ALPA website:
“The option of bidding an FDO line that includes a string of 12 consecutive days off adjacent to your vacation may be another attractive option for some pilots.”
“The option of bidding an FDO line that includes a string of 12 consecutive days off adjacent to your vacation may be another attractive option for some pilots.”
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
