flaps is my hero.

 

And a sucker of all things cockery

 

......Good one.

No seriously, flaps has some valid points.

You guys come across as a bunch of whiny needy little kids.

Go talk to some guys at XJT who have been on RSV for over a year or some guys at Shuttle America who have spent 2+ years on RSV at ORD.

Most of you guys are going to be given the opportunity to Upgrade in less than 16 months of being on property some in less than 12 months.

You don't realize what you have.

 

Hehe. I pictured that last bit about "cockery" being said by James May, who I will now always imagine Kprc as. I suppose that makes flaps Jeremy Clarkson, leaving.......... prior as Richard Hammond. This thread will forever be more interesting in my head now.

 

Facebiter can be one of the producers who thought an American Top Gear was a good idea.

 

I get told daily I look and act like Thad from blue mountain state .... not sure if that's an insult or compliment.

 

It should be insulting enough to your intelligence to know that people knowingly watch that crap and try make real life comparisons to theirs.

 

Rubbish. I've had the most brilliant idea...............in....the......world, to never watch an episode of the U.S. version.

How dare you.

 

Because smart people can't watch a fun show? Or be able to relate? Guess I can't hang out here anymore...

 

I disagree with this, but not saying you are wrong. It is a unique situation however. I have not know anyone in this particular situation before. Normally when we displace it was going to be a long time before you upgraded again anyway. However, how I feel is if you get downgraded with a displacement, you can rebid any captain position whenever and whatever your seniority can hold. There is nothing in the contract specific to this situation however. What you are suggesting is that the company is forcing the FO to remain CRJ FO until he has the seniority to hold CRJ Captain again (under the previous equipment lock applied to his upgrade) which could be years if we have no growth on the CRJ or wait out his previous 3 year lock which was not his fault a displacement happened to screw him over. This does not sound like something that they would do. Once an FO, I don't see how they could stop you from bidding E-Jet. Your not a CRJ captain anymore so how is the CRJ Captain seat lock valid after displaced back to FO? It was not his/her fault that a displacement happened. Enforcing a Captain training lock on a displaced/downgraded FO does not make sense. Heck the FO could argue that they should get pay protected then since junior FO's would be getting upgrades to higher paying equipment. This would definitely be a grievance. This is why we need more language in our contract. I went from the Dash 8 Captain (no equipment lock) to a displacement into the ERJ Captain seat and could have bid CRJ CA the moment I passed upgrade, because I had no equipment locks created since it was all under a displacement. Displacements are beyond your control. Thats why I don't agree with you on this. I am not saying you are wrong however. It is a unique situation that was beyond the control of the person under displacement and this situation has not happened like this before at Mesa. So you can't say for sure they would be stuck as an FO because of the previous seat lock and not able to bid the E-jet...