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03-29-2018, 06:41 AM

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joseolay

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Originally Posted by Pilot Sharp

Reserve is hell and reserve here at PSA is a special kind of hell.

I just want to highlight the fact that 99% of the time you're assigned hot reserve, you're not "netting" extra pay. Nets the same as sitting at home under the two hour call out unless you end up breaking guarantee. Most pilots average 3-4 days of hot per month and never break guarantee unless they pickup flying on days off.

If you credit just under 75 hours on reserve, you worked really hard that month and you probably would of credited north of 100 if hot reserve went on top of guarantee and deadhead pay was industry standard 100% instead of our Mesa bottom of the barrel 50%.

03-29-2018, 06:49 AM

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our Mesa bottom of the barrel 50%.

They're actually 62.5%. Don't let the door hit you on the way out chasing that awesome DH pay.

03-29-2018, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 272922

They're actually 62.5%. Don't let the door hit you on the way out chasing that awesome DH pay.

Why you so angry in everything you post? Have a kale smoothy and you'll feel better.

I really don't care so much about the 1/2 DH pay, it is what it is and a result of tough past negotiations and the state of the industry average from 2009-2012. I think we still have the best contract in the regional industry because of our SAP. No one else has a SAP like ours.

03-29-2018, 08:40 AM

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Awesome. Thanks everyone for your responses. I have a better idea now of what to expect.

03-29-2018, 08:41 AM

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Any new(er) FO at DCA mind sharing there schedule?

03-29-2018, 09:10 AM

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Any new(er) FO at DCA mind sharing there schedule?

First 20 DCA lines. That said, after SAP they can be VERY different.

03-29-2018, 09:11 AM

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Expect 95%+ of the trips initially built into lines to be 4-days. PSA hates pilots who live in domicile.

03-29-2018, 09:15 AM

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Expect 95%+ of the trips initially built into lines to be 4-days. PSA hates pilots who live in domicile.

Nothing to do with hate, and everything to do with how they feel they can be more efficient. Its something I want to dig into.

03-29-2018, 09:45 AM

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First 20 DCA lines. That said, after SAP they can be VERY different.

Is it typical to not start at DCA? It appears they all require commuting somewhere to start the work trip. Or am I reading the Shedule wrong?

03-29-2018, 10:35 AM

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Is it typical to not start at DCA? It appears they all require commuting somewhere to start the work trip. Or am I reading the Shedule wrong?

The codes you see on the schedule are scheduled over nights, there are links on the schedule that you'll be able to click to see your scheduled pairings for that particular day. Someone will have to share that with ya, but you'll be able to see it once you have access to FLICA. I am sure all of DCA trips start and end in DCA. Only pairings that have Dead Heads on the start and end of trips are usually on out station base lines

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