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Old 09-13-2023, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by RJSAviator76
Wait a minute.... I thought Southwest pilots on reserve are only making 90 TFP.
Sometimes I wish that were the case.....Only 2 unused rsv days since May. Prob bid rsv through winter depending on how seniority shapes out with the blanks....I won't bid those until I'm near certain I can hold a line without rsv.
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Old 09-13-2023, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by flyguy81
Sometimes I wish that were the case.....Only 2 unused rsv days since May. Prob bid rsv through winter depending on how seniority shapes out with the blanks....I won't bid those until I'm near certain I can hold a line without rsv.
Absolutely... now imagine a 4-day reserve assigned trip that sees a PM, an AM and a transcon redeye, 12 days off in a month, and all that for 90 TFP. Welcome to United Airlines, enjoy that upgrade...

Pretty sure this would go stupid junior here, too.
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Old 09-13-2023, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by RJSAviator76
Absolutely... now imagine a 4-day reserve assigned trip that sees a PM, an AM and a transcon redeye, 12 days off in a month, and all that for 90 TFP. Welcome to United Airlines, enjoy that upgrade...

Pretty sure this would go stupid junior here, too.
I'm sure we will get to find out in 2025.
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Old 09-13-2023, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Saugus
I'm sure we will get to find out in 2025.
They say we don’t do redeyes but we had a charter in OT last week that reported at 0130 and released at 0930. It was a three leg, one-day valor flight. BWI, STL, DCA, BWI.
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Old 09-13-2023, 06:56 PM
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They say we don’t do redeyes but we had a charter in OT last week that reported at 0130 and released at 0930. It was a three leg, one-day valor flight. BWI, STL, DCA, BWI.
I guess I should have said that scheduled red eyes will be in the bid packet in 2025. I am guessing reserves will be flying a lot of those trips. Does that make upgrading more undesirable, don't know. But we will find out.
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Old 09-13-2023, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Saugus
I guess I should have said that scheduled red eyes will be in the bid packet in 2025. I am guessing reserves will be flying a lot of those trips. Does that make upgrading more undesirable, don't know. But we will find out.
they will probably be here before that. Not necessarily a bad thing. It will open up better routes/connections.
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Old 09-13-2023, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by flyguy81
I’m clearing $30k/mo on rsv with 15 off just letting scheduling do their thing.
There's no way you clear $30k a month on reserve. My first month as a Captain this year I credited 90 trips and cleared $12k after taxes and 401k contributions. That works out to roughly $133 per tfp after taxes and 401k. I find it hard to believe you're crediting 230+ trips each month on reserve as a junior Captain so you can clear $30k a month.
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Old 09-13-2023, 09:54 PM
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I credited over 140 TFP my first full month on reserve without picking up a single OT trip or TTGA.

Chaos + incompetence = $$$$$
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Old 09-13-2023, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by FLY6584
There's no way you clear $30k a month on reserve. My first month as a Captain this year I credited 90 trips and cleared $12k after taxes and 401k contributions. That works out to roughly $133 per tfp after taxes and 401k. I find it hard to believe you're crediting 230+ trips each month on reserve as a junior Captain so you can clear $30k a month.

Thats 122 TFP a month a topped out Cappy rates.

129 TFP at year 7. Def. Doable.
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Old 09-14-2023, 03:25 AM
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Originally Posted by FLY6584
There's no way you clear $30k a month on reserve. My first month as a Captain this year I credited 90 trips and cleared $12k after taxes and 401k contributions. That works out to roughly $133 per tfp after taxes and 401k. I find it hard to believe you're crediting 230+ trips each month on reserve as a junior Captain so you can clear $30k a month.
Pretty sure he didn't mean clearing as in "after taxes". Probably meant to write "bringing in $30k".
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