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05-11-2017, 09:14 PM
#7171
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Joined APC: Aug 2015
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Originally Posted by Blackwing
Trust me:
You will stop wanting to use your travel benefits after maybe two months of commuting to reserve. You will not want to set foot anywhere near an airport on your days off. You will come to loathe air travel anytime you are not working a flight.
Commuting sucks. Commuting to reserve REALLY sucks. Unless you're planning on moving to CLT, plan on hating your life and wasting days off commuting because you get non-commutable trips.
You will stop wanting to use your travel benefits after maybe two months of commuting to reserve. You will not want to set foot anywhere near an airport on your days off. You will come to loathe air travel anytime you are not working a flight.
Commuting sucks. Commuting to reserve REALLY sucks. Unless you're planning on moving to CLT, plan on hating your life and wasting days off commuting because you get non-commutable trips.
05-11-2017, 09:16 PM
#7172
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Joined APC: Aug 2015
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Originally Posted by nopantsILS
Possible, but.... sounds like you understand it's completely based on where you stand in domicile. Seat seniority can vary greatly from base to base. What would be possible at 1 year in ORD or DTW is completely different than LA or SF. However, everything is fluid. Domicile, new flying, loss of flying, upgrades, attrition, fleet swaps, exc.. Nobody really knows.
05-11-2017, 10:11 PM
#7173
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Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: LAX ER
Posts: 1,606
You're going to need seniority to get 7+ straight days off to travel unless you plan on using vacation.. Same goes for every airline. Going to be a bit of a shock if you think you're going to pull that off without doing some time.
05-12-2017, 05:49 AM
#7174
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Joined APC: Jan 2006
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Originally Posted by tcco94
You're going to need seniority to get 7+ straight days off to travel unless you plan on using vacation.. Same goes for every airline. Going to be a bit of a shock if you think you're going to pull that off without doing some time.
You'll need a little seniority, especially if you want to be picky about other things as well.
But even a very junior line holder can get 5-6 days off at the end of one month and 5-6 days off at the beginning of the next month for 10-12 days off in a row.
05-12-2017, 11:29 AM
#7175
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jul 2016
Posts: 72
Originally Posted by tcco94
You're going to need seniority to get 7+ straight days off to travel unless you plan on using vacation.. Same goes for every airline. Going to be a bit of a shock if you think you're going to pull that off without doing some time.
The PBS helpline people walked me through the procedure and it worked to perfection. oh and at the time I was only 3 months off IOE. I got 9 days off in a row. Gave away one standup which then gave me 12 days off. The only downside was I worked like 10 days in row at the end of the month.
05-12-2017, 02:04 PM
#7176
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Position: LAX ER
Posts: 1,606
Originally Posted by Rocksteady
PBS has line properties setup specifically for large group of block days off. You only need to be senior enough to hold a full line. You use line properties: max days off, max block days, waive default max work block, waive max block time in 7. Then you select 8 or so days off, i did the ones with the lowest preassignments. Stagger those through 4 layers. Make sure to check include standups.
The PBS helpline people walked me through the procedure and it worked to perfection. oh and at the time I was only 3 months off IOE. I got 9 days off in a row. Gave away one standup which then gave me 12 days off. The only downside was I worked like 10 days in row at the end of the month.
The PBS helpline people walked me through the procedure and it worked to perfection. oh and at the time I was only 3 months off IOE. I got 9 days off in a row. Gave away one standup which then gave me 12 days off. The only downside was I worked like 10 days in row at the end of the month.
05-12-2017, 05:08 PM
#7177
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Position: Guppy Gear Slinger
Posts: 1,852
Just transfer to a new base every month. You'll get 4 days off in a row, guaranteed 
05-12-2017, 05:10 PM
#7178
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Originally Posted by Turbosina
Just transfer to a new base every month. You'll get 4 days off in a row, guaranteed
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05-12-2017, 05:11 PM
#7179
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Originally Posted by elmetal
Considering how useless vacation is here, that's actually not a bad idea....
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What is this word you speak of?
Is it like...
...hollandaise?
05-12-2017, 05:45 PM
#7180
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Posts: 2,049
Originally Posted by elmetal
Considering how useless vacation is here, that's actually not a bad idea....
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