Junior Lines & Base Assignments
09-24-2018, 04:28 AM
#12
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Joined APC: May 2015
Posts: 440
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.
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?
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.
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?
09-24-2018, 06:42 AM
#13
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Joined APC: May 2016
Posts: 395
Originally Posted by DiveAndDrive
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
09-24-2018, 07:24 AM
#14
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Joined APC: May 2015
Posts: 440
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?
Last edited by DiveAndDrive; 09-24-2018 at 07:36 AM.
09-24-2018, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DiveAndDrive
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?
09-26-2018, 01:38 PM
#16
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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.
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.
09-26-2018, 01:57 PM
#17
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Joined APC: Sep 2017
Position: CFI, CFII, MEI
Posts: 132
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
Thanks
09-26-2018, 06:51 PM
#18
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Joined APC: Jul 2018
Posts: 20
Originally Posted by Random Task
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.
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.
09-26-2018, 07:11 PM
#20
Line Holder
Joined APC: Dec 2014
Posts: 46
Originally Posted by SunnyFL
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
Thanks
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.
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