2023 Monthly Vacancy Projection Chat
01-21-2023, 07:22 AM
#21
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Joined APC: Jun 2010
Position: DOWNGRADE COMPLETE: Thanks Gary. Thanks SWAPA.
Posts: 6,613
Originally Posted by waterskisabersw
move ups reset your base month. Personally, the idea of changing a base month to an extremely undesirable base month would make me very sick to my stomach, especially if I had delayed my upgrade to make sure I get a specific base month for the next few decades.
01-21-2023, 08:37 AM
#24
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2014
Posts: 160
Originally Posted by at6d
I have had my base month change every year without fail.
Between the cost of the simulator, hotels, check airman, flights, scheduling, etc. I am confident the cost per pilot is probably in the area of $10k. That is an extra $8M to the bottom line.
Why can’t our bean counters see this!
if you can’t tell, I freaking hate CQT.
01-21-2023, 08:43 AM
#25
weekends off? Nope...
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,941
Originally Posted by rightseat
Been here five years. Started in June and am now in January. Does the company realize that by doing this over my (what will be) 36 years here, they will create an additional 3 training events. 3 training events X 10,000 pilots is 30,000 additional training events. That is an estimated extra 800 training events per year done needlessly.
Between the cost of the simulator, hotels, check airman, flights, scheduling, etc. I am confident the cost per pilot is probably in the area of $10k. That is an extra $8M to the bottom line.
Why can’t our bean counters see this!
if you can’t tell, I freaking hate CQT.
Between the cost of the simulator, hotels, check airman, flights, scheduling, etc. I am confident the cost per pilot is probably in the area of $10k. That is an extra $8M to the bottom line.
Why can’t our bean counters see this!
if you can’t tell, I freaking hate CQT.
01-21-2023, 11:45 AM
#27
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2010
Position: DOWNGRADE COMPLETE: Thanks Gary. Thanks SWAPA.
Posts: 6,613
Originally Posted by rightseat
Been here five years. Started in June and am now in January. Does the company realize that by doing this over my (what will be) 36 years here, they will create an additional 3 training events. 3 training events X 10,000 pilots is 30,000 additional training events. That is an estimated extra 800 training events per year done needlessly.
Between the cost of the simulator, hotels, check airman, flights, scheduling, etc. I am confident the cost per pilot is probably in the area of $10k. That is an extra $8M to the bottom line.
Why can’t our bean counters see this!
if you can’t tell, I freaking hate CQT.
Between the cost of the simulator, hotels, check airman, flights, scheduling, etc. I am confident the cost per pilot is probably in the area of $10k. That is an extra $8M to the bottom line.
Why can’t our bean counters see this!
if you can’t tell, I freaking hate CQT.
01-24-2023, 10:46 AM
#28
Gets Weekend Reserve
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,615
It totally cracks me up seeing all these senior bubbas tripping over each other to upgrade now in February in an effort to not have recurrent training over spring break, summer, or even the holidays. It's as if LEAD only moves FO's around...
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