Republic after the contract
#2881
No one in the 5/31/17 new hire class was awarded DCA.
LH
#2883
After that, you can bid for the days off through the normal monthly bid process. If you are a junior line holder, it helps to bid voluntary reserve if you are desperate for a specific day off.
After schedules are awarded (line/reserve) you can try to drop the days, but that is very difficult unless it's a slow month (I.E. not summer/spring break/christmas/new years).
Trade board, but that's hard unless it's a day trip or two day trip.
Lastly, if it's something important like a baptism etc, you can ask the chief pilot for the days off in advance.
And "extra lastly" if that's a thing, you can always call off unavailable (and get an assistant chief pilot call) or you can call in sick.
#2884
Line Holder
Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 67
I start in the August class, I have had people tell me I won't need a crash pad and others say that I will.
1. Can I bid a schedule that is commutable up and back?
2. I figured while on reserve I would probably need one knowing that I more than likely wont have overnights.
3.Once a senior line holder is a crash pad needed? It will be a one leg commute for me for Lga, DCA
How hard is it to find a decent clean pad?
Thanks
1. Can I bid a schedule that is commutable up and back?
2. I figured while on reserve I would probably need one knowing that I more than likely wont have overnights.
3.Once a senior line holder is a crash pad needed? It will be a one leg commute for me for Lga, DCA
How hard is it to find a decent clean pad?
Thanks
#2885
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2012
Position: Holiday Inn, King Non-Smoking
Posts: 178
Decent pads are plentiful in DCA, and you will need one for reserve.
You can bid for whatever you want for commutability, but until you are relatively senior you can't really count on getting it. I have four trips this month, all commutable on one end... so that's four hotel rooms (with a crew rate, cheaper than a pad for a month).
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You can bid for whatever you want for commutability, but until you are relatively senior you can't really count on getting it. I have four trips this month, all commutable on one end... so that's four hotel rooms (with a crew rate, cheaper than a pad for a month).
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#2886
Line Holder
Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 67
Decent pads are plentiful in DCA, and you will need one for reserve.
You can bid for whatever you want for commutability, but until you are relatively senior you can't really count on getting it. I have four trips this month, all commutable on one end... so that's four hotel rooms (with a crew rate, cheaper than a pad for a month).
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You can bid for whatever you want for commutability, but until you are relatively senior you can't really count on getting it. I have four trips this month, all commutable on one end... so that's four hotel rooms (with a crew rate, cheaper than a pad for a month).
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#2887
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2012
Position: Holiday Inn, King Non-Smoking
Posts: 178
That said, housing/expenses in LGA are significantly more expensive. Crew rates at hotels in DC typically run around $50 a night from what I have seen. In LGA I haven't heard of anyone getting a rate under $100.
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