What's happening at Horizon and Jets?
10-28-2017, 12:59 PM
#2672
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Originally Posted by ASpilot2be
Which base has the best trips?
The overnights seem to rotate between bases from bid to bid and the trips seem to get built differently every bid, so you'll probably see most of the overnights show up at most of the bases eventually, and the trips can vary from 1-4 days long depending on how the schedule was built for a given month.
10-28-2017, 01:06 PM
#2673
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Originally Posted by Rangi
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Originally Posted by cactusflyer
Probably anything that isn't SEA.
The overnights seem to rotate between bases from bid to bid and the trips seem to get built differently every bid, so you'll probably see most of the overnights show up at most of the bases eventually, and the trips can vary from 1-4 days long depending on how the schedule was built for a given month.
The overnights seem to rotate between bases from bid to bid and the trips seem to get built differently every bid, so you'll probably see most of the overnights show up at most of the bases eventually, and the trips can vary from 1-4 days long depending on how the schedule was built for a given month.
10-28-2017, 03:40 PM
#2674
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If I were a new hire and had the choice of moving anywhere, I'd personally go for Boise. I've had many overnights there. Great downtown, lots of outdoor activities, and reasonably affordable.
In my comment above I stated that Seattle has the "worst" trips. This may have been true in a historical sense (they were awful in summer 2016), but this no longer seems to be the case. I looked at the open time trips for Seattle and there were some pretty decent overnights in there.
In my comment above I stated that Seattle has the "worst" trips. This may have been true in a historical sense (they were awful in summer 2016), but this no longer seems to be the case. I looked at the open time trips for Seattle and there were some pretty decent overnights in there.
10-28-2017, 04:39 PM
#2675
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Originally Posted by ASpilot2be
Which base has the best trips?
Also it's hard to tell what your criteria for a bad trip. Short overnight? Bad hotel/location? Crew full of slam - clickers? Low credit?
10-28-2017, 04:43 PM
#2676
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Originally Posted by DashAviator
If I were a new hire and had the choice of moving anywhere, I'd personally go for Boise. I've had many overnights there. Great downtown, lots of outdoor activities, and reasonably affordable.
Boise is a pretty good deal. Last time checked also decent credit trips with socal flying.
10-28-2017, 06:56 PM
#2677
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Having been on reserve for the last 5.5.years, I feel that I have a pretty good "feel" for what a crummy trip is (insert big evil grin). I personally hate deadheading and long airport sits, as well as "short" overnights. Most reserve pilots don't worry too much about credit. When we're adequately staffed (rare these days), you'll get min guarantee. When we're short-staffed, you'll be flying as much as you can stand. I don't really mind doing lots of legs in a day, as long as I get a decent overnight to recover.
The schedules have been really messed up this bid - lots of deadheads and airport sits. I've done mostly out-of-base trips.
The schedules have been really messed up this bid - lots of deadheads and airport sits. I've done mostly out-of-base trips.
10-29-2017, 01:43 PM
#2680
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And another question: do I remember correctly that you don’t get out of training pay until after IOE, and then you have to wait until you can bid, and then when the first bid starts you get payed the applicable min guarantee plus per diem. Or did I misunderstand something? I couldn’t find anything in the cba about this
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