Originally Posted by jeff122670 (Post 2307361)

tips and tricks question for commuting:

If you are required to be "booked" on two flights before your show time, are you required to take the first of the two booked?

Ex: Commuting from SDF to DCA. Two non-stop flights but 1st is at 1205pm and second is at 730pm. Can you book on both but elect to not take the first flight. (that is a huge time difference).

What are some tips to playing the commuting game?

Thanks

Originally Posted by BizJet (Post 2307342)

As in the ones coming in before base bids or even us with bases already assigned? I'm already awarded DAY and about to start sims on Sunday. So should I be watching out for getting displaced to DCA?

Originally Posted by PSA help (Post 2307373)

What is the point of being booked for the first one and not take it? Not sure I understand.

To use the commuter clause, you have to give yourself 2 opportunities to get to work. If you skip the first one, then you are only giving yourself 1 opportunity.

Originally Posted by PSA help (Post 2307375)

They will just give people reserve trips that start with a DH to DCA. As people finish training, they will be awarded DCA. I wouldn't worry about it.

If you want DCA, you can probably have it. If you want DAY, then you will be in DAY.

Originally Posted by Clearedhot28 (Post 2306233)

I know from my time in the Marines that troops always complain, it's when they turn to complaining without providing solutions that cause issues. I agree with you PSAhelp that there is a little too much complaining going on about the hotel rooms. I enjoy a nice hotel, but then again three deployments with one that I lived in a mud hut and slept on a cot in Afghanistan for the majority of the deployment without having a shower for 4 months if it didn't come from a water bottle the Crowne Plaza will be fine for me. As for the area, I'm just glad Ohio honors Florida's CCW.

Planning on applying for the PSA RTP program in the next week or two so hopefully by the end of summer I'll be classing up in Dayton. I'll be driving up so I'll have 5 seats in my pickup to help out anyone who doesn't have a vehicle.

Originally Posted by PSA help (Post 2307407)

I have been trying to find out more about the rotor transition program, but not too much info seems to be available right now. I believe we are taking applications now, and that PSA will pay for you to get your CMEL and ATP, and get any fixed wing time that you need. If that is true, that is an amazing thing.

Originally Posted by wiz5422 (Post 2307415)

Envoy already offers this, all fixed wing Training is paid for from rotor transition. Everything you need to get you from where you are at to seating in a seat in indoc.