SUperbusedil thread!! Thanks!!

AND MIA isn’t that on either side of the coin! Hopefully it stays that way!

Thanks for posting. Newbie question for me as well. Actually... three newbie questions.

If you get awarded a new base assignment in FLiCA, will it tell you when the assignment is effective? I know it’s 4 months, but I can’t math. :p

Question two: I live 3-3.5 hours driving time from ORD, so that’s definitely my preferred base. I know reserve call out is 2 hours, so I’d need a crashpad in ORD. I’d imagine that is expensive. Would you recommend bidding CMH for a few months in an attempt to get a line and then bid ORD when I can get at least a post SAP line?

Question three: I have access to FLiCA. How do you see this information?

1) In Comply the company will put out a (Month) FO/CA Vacancy document, on the 5th of the month the bids close. A few days later they company will post a new doc in Comply (Flight Ops->Memos->Crew Planning) called (Month) FO/CA Vacancy Awards. There you can see if your bid was awarded but there will also be a note in the doc telling you "these bids are effective _______ "
It's around this time that the vacancies get posted so expect to see the "February 2019 FO Vacancies" doc go up in the next few days in Comply.

2) Really depends on you. Can you drive to CMH? I'm not sure what the crashpad/transportation situation in CMH is.

3) A little bit of digging. Under the bidding Oct 2018 folder you can look at FO final awards and see the last person who got a line. Cross reference with the seniority list.

Thank you! Follow up question. Since (as of now) a vacancy notice for Feb hasn't been posted, is that why I'm getting no award in the "what if" bid? Or is it because I won't be able to hold ORD in Feb?

The base bidding was only just recently moved into rpa flica so I'm not sure where the "what if" scenario pulls its info from. You could try putting in every base FO in your bid and run the what if and see if it still says you wouldn't get anything?

34 Captain vacancies have been posted for the February 2019 bid. This bid will close on October 5th.

Additionally, 70 FO vacancies have been posted, also closing October 5th. The only base not listed is ORD.

Vacancy awards will be posted a few days after the bid closes.

Could someone break down the chart for me? I've read through and still am not really comprehending how it works at RPA. About 6 months out and hoping for a DCA base. I know a lot can happen between now and then but I am just trying to understand as much as I can.

Thanks

What’s the deal with ORD? Is it quickly becoming more senior than the rest of the bases?

Nothing. Probably just don't anticipate any FO upgrading out of there that month.

The jr base assignments image shows the most junior pilot awarded DCA with a hire date of 6/12/2018. 3 months on property to get DCA, but likely reserve.

The jr lineholders image shows a pilot hired in 10/2018 could hold a line in DCA. Someone hired in 12/2018 couldn't hold a line but used the schedule adjustment period (SAP) to get a line.

The most jr captain in DCA was hired in 4/15, so a new hire wanting to upgrade in that base may wait 3 years 5 months. I expect this would be reserve, but the jr captain post doesn't specify lineholder vs reserve.

Summary:
3 months to get DCA reserve
6-8 months reserve until holding a line
2.5 years later become a captain

YMMV, this is a historical snapshot and won't accurately predict the future.