Most student loan rates are pretty low, at least mine are so financially it makes more sense to bank the money away into a 401K especially if it's a decent match. Hard to say no to free money, but Silver doesn't have that dilemma as the 401K is nil. Then you need to ask yourself is being gone from home for possibly 216-240 days of a year worth it? What affect does this have on the industry you can bet other places will look into it.

Left Horizon already? Interesting. First upgrade class of 6 already notified for March on the Saab, so the SSB IS being sorted out. I've already been awarded CA in GNV, so I'm just waiting for my turn through the schoolhouse. When this place is actually going under and the PIC time I've been pursuing here is forever out of reach, I'll bail. And how is the movement at OO? I've heard they have plenty of lifers in the left seat of the jet there. IAH right out of the gate is what I've heard from some of the other FOs here who left for OO, so that's a big plus for me if decide to leave 3M. XJT also has IAH available right off the bat from what I've heard on the jumpseat between there and CLL.

Agreed that second year pay almost anywhere else beats the snot out of second year here. No argument there. The reserve rules of 18 days in a row are still subject to the FAR requirement of 30 hours off every 168, so I'm sure that's one of the questions that will be addressed on the call. For the record, the new Section 6.D.4 states that "All reserve lines shall consist of a series of 18 continuous reserve days." Have to wait and see what the reps have to say about it.

It's easy you get 30 hours off and that counts as your rest you can be given that 30 hours off anywhere so off you go to MEI boom there's that day you need off.

Exactly...

Could even be worse... could be 30+ hours in GLH.



I know others are saying look at the whole LOA, but that one provision of the 18 day reserve stretch is both unheard of and an abomination and should be the major reason we give this LOA a resounding NO.

I forgot about GLH.... Ya that wouldn't be fun at all.

Potter
It is great if you live in base, say it Fll, robin calls and says hello I have a deadhead to IAD and you can sit rsv there for 18 days. Day 17 comes and you are called to do a three day, two of those days are LDO and they send you home the night of the 20th day. How would it be great living in base? How would you pack for a 20 day trip with a huge unknown? Will there be a washing machine? How much extra are you paying for that? You can't pack any food to last 20 days. To top it all off yes you are senior say top 40% after all the new fo's leave because of the new rsv rules you fall to 55% now your back to the right seat more people leave, they shutdown Cle and retreat to Florida now your bottom 20% on rsv fo until they close the doors. Now you head to sky west and tony is your captain.
You have to look at the bigger picture, we need people to have a good life below us so we can stay senior.
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My middle name is Reserve, 18 days on isn't going to happen to me.

Nope.

All airline employees everywhere know that if a "problem" (30 hours off) has to be solved by an airline, it will frequently be solved in the least employee-friendly manner possible. Expect long stays in your least desirable stations.

Seriously... even GoJets doesn't have 18 straight days on reserve.

Exactly which is why these guys need to vote this nonsense down ASAP.