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03-24-2017, 08:45 AM
#33
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Originally Posted by JayBee
Did you bid ?
Rule number one, don't let scheduling make your schedule.
Rule number one, don't let scheduling make your schedule.
<embracing the suck>
Still not senior enough to hold anything but SCR, but I'm wondering... I see whole trips in the open time pot. Of course, I can't pick anything up because it conflicts with my SCR. Can somebody explain the open time pot to me? As in, I would rather volunteer for a trip, be it 1, 2, or 4 days, than stand by waiting to be called (or not.) How do people pick up the open time? Any other FLICA tips would be appreciated, too, since it's not exactly intuitive, nor have good help/tutorials.
03-24-2017, 08:51 AM
#34
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Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 608
Originally Posted by SkyknightJohn
So, I bid for April, but my IOE didn't officially finish until the bid period ended, like, by hours. Scheduling will make my schedule for April.
<embracing the suck>
Still not senior enough to hold anything but SCR, but I'm wondering... I see whole trips in the open time pot. Of course, I can't pick anything up because it conflicts with my SCR. Can somebody explain the open time pot to me? As in, I would rather volunteer for a trip, be it 1, 2, or 4 days, than stand by waiting to be called (or not.) How do people pick up the open time? Any other FLICA tips would be appreciated, too, since it's not exactly intuitive, nor have good help/tutorials.
<embracing the suck>
Still not senior enough to hold anything but SCR, but I'm wondering... I see whole trips in the open time pot. Of course, I can't pick anything up because it conflicts with my SCR. Can somebody explain the open time pot to me? As in, I would rather volunteer for a trip, be it 1, 2, or 4 days, than stand by waiting to be called (or not.) How do people pick up the open time? Any other FLICA tips would be appreciated, too, since it's not exactly intuitive, nor have good help/tutorials.
Sorry, should have said what I said was second hand information. My IOE Capn had me submit a bid the other day and like I said he said "when you finish IOE they will give you the rest of the month as you had bid it" and he also said that the contract says so. I hadn't had time to verify any of that so take it for what its worth. I would like to know either way.
03-24-2017, 08:58 AM
#35
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Joined APC: Aug 2014
Posts: 386
Originally Posted by SkyknightJohn
So, I bid for April, but my IOE didn't officially finish until the bid period ended, like, by hours. Scheduling will make my schedule for April.
<embracing the suck>
Still not senior enough to hold anything but SCR, but I'm wondering... I see whole trips in the open time pot. Of course, I can't pick anything up because it conflicts with my SCR. Can somebody explain the open time pot to me? As in, I would rather volunteer for a trip, be it 1, 2, or 4 days, than stand by waiting to be called (or not.) How do people pick up the open time? Any other FLICA tips would be appreciated, too, since it's not exactly intuitive, nor have good help/tutorials.
<embracing the suck>
Still not senior enough to hold anything but SCR, but I'm wondering... I see whole trips in the open time pot. Of course, I can't pick anything up because it conflicts with my SCR. Can somebody explain the open time pot to me? As in, I would rather volunteer for a trip, be it 1, 2, or 4 days, than stand by waiting to be called (or not.) How do people pick up the open time? Any other FLICA tips would be appreciated, too, since it's not exactly intuitive, nor have good help/tutorials.
03-24-2017, 09:00 AM
#36
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Joined APC: May 2016
Position: FOE/CA
Posts: 55
<posted while Penaltybox was answering, thanks for that>
Yeah, they'll build a schedule, and even if the bid had gone through (final award I'm listed as "not qual") I would only have reserve. Mostly curious about the open time thing. Some are listed under "first come first served." I thought, "hey, four day of flying vs. four on reserve!" But no. Denied because it conflicts with my schedule. Can Open Time only be picked up on scheduled days off? Is it a seniority thing (even though there a 1st come 1st served category?)
Yeah, they'll build a schedule, and even if the bid had gone through (final award I'm listed as "not qual") I would only have reserve. Mostly curious about the open time thing. Some are listed under "first come first served." I thought, "hey, four day of flying vs. four on reserve!" But no. Denied because it conflicts with my schedule. Can Open Time only be picked up on scheduled days off? Is it a seniority thing (even though there a 1st come 1st served category?)
Last edited by SkyknightJohn; 03-24-2017 at 09:02 AM. Reason: was writing while an answer came in
03-24-2017, 09:11 AM
#37
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Joined APC: Aug 2015
Posts: 327
Originally Posted by SkyknightJohn
<posted while Penaltybox was answering, thanks for that>
Yeah, they'll build a schedule, and even if the bid had gone through (final award I'm listed as "not qual") I would only have reserve. Mostly curious about the open time thing. Some are listed under "first come first served." I thought, "hey, four day of flying vs. four on reserve!" But no. Denied because it conflicts with my schedule. Can Open Time only be picked up on scheduled days off? Is it a seniority thing (even though there a 1st come 1st served category?)
Yeah, they'll build a schedule, and even if the bid had gone through (final award I'm listed as "not qual") I would only have reserve. Mostly curious about the open time thing. Some are listed under "first come first served." I thought, "hey, four day of flying vs. four on reserve!" But no. Denied because it conflicts with my schedule. Can Open Time only be picked up on scheduled days off? Is it a seniority thing (even though there a 1st come 1st served category?)
While on reserve you are a spare tire. Some get rotated in. Some just sit there in the trunk. I think everyone should do at least one month of reserve. It builds, uhm, "character."
03-24-2017, 09:14 AM
#38
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Joined APC: Nov 2016
Posts: 293
Originally Posted by JayBee
Did you bid ?
Rule number one, don't let scheduling make your schedule.
Rule number one, don't let scheduling make your schedule.
I think I already ****ed them off when they screwed up my oral schedule. They got an ass chewing by training.
03-24-2017, 09:16 AM
#39
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Joined APC: Nov 2016
Posts: 293
Originally Posted by Quarryman
You cannot pick up trips in open time to replace SCR days. You are on short call to answer to the demands of Crew Scheduling. You may ask for a trip that you see but know fully well you may not get it.
While on reserve you are a spare tire. Some get rotated in. Some just sit there in the trunk. I think everyone should do at least one month of reserve. It builds, uhm, "character."
While on reserve you are a spare tire. Some get rotated in. Some just sit there in the trunk. I think everyone should do at least one month of reserve. It builds, uhm, "character."
03-24-2017, 09:37 AM
#40
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,239
Originally Posted by BizJet
Flica lists me as not qualified as I'm waiting for my IOE to start. I talked to scheduling about it and they said they might TDY me to a base of their choosing depending on when I get done, AKA DCA. Since I haven't been released from training. I don't care as you get PS and hotels till your relocation days.
I think I already ****ed them off when they screwed up my oral schedule. They got an ass chewing by training.
I think I already ****ed them off when they screwed up my oral schedule. They got an ass chewing by training.
I don't think that scheduling department has anything to do with scheduling for training events and deadheads
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