New Hire Classes and Drops
10-13-2022 | 09:16 AM
#2221
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in a nutshell you only get 6 protected days off… the other 12 days can be rolled as necessary to compete a trip assigned. You still have to get 12 days off per month… so they just keep rolling your days off until they can’t anymore.
Global reserve only sucks IMO when you are a commuter… not bad if you live within 2.5 hours short call drive time.
Global reserve only sucks IMO when you are a commuter… not bad if you live within 2.5 hours short call drive time.
For example at my last shop, who junior manned all the time, if I had an important event I’d pick up or bid six days of flying prior to the day I wanted off so they couldn’t legally roll me.
10-13-2022 | 11:51 AM
#2222
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in a nutshell you only get 6 protected days off… the other 12 days can be rolled as necessary to compete a trip assigned. You still have to get 12 days off per month… so they just keep rolling your days off until they can’t anymore.
Global reserve only sucks IMO when you are a commuter… not bad if you live within 2.5 hours short call drive time.
Global reserve only sucks IMO when you are a commuter… not bad if you live within 2.5 hours short call drive time.
10-13-2022 | 11:53 AM
#2223
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From: die Pilotin
Just a matter of paying attention to open trips and hoping there's open trips that work in your favor. Picking up a crappy 3 day when you see a bunch of 4 days trips in open time and nobody with 4 days of availability in the pool. I also pick up global trips that are silo/-1, basically makes your last day of availability an extra day off.
Surely, it's fleet and base dependent but I've only been rolled into a day off once. Sitting about at 18 months on reserve 777/SFO YMMV.
Surely, it's fleet and base dependent but I've only been rolled into a day off once. Sitting about at 18 months on reserve 777/SFO YMMV.
10-13-2022 | 04:52 PM
#2226
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From: 767/757 CA
no carve outs… and you can’t bypass. They do have rules on who gets assigned first (read below)… but if you are next up you get tagged and they can roll days off.
10-13-2022 | 04:56 PM
#2227
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As someone who could hold a junior WB FO spot, is there any bidding strategy that would let you protect days other than the 6 HDO’s? I can’t stomach not being able to buy concert tickets or make plans with out of town friends outside of a six day window each month.
For example at my last shop, who junior manned all the time, if I had an important event I’d pick up or bid six days of flying prior to the day I wanted off so they couldn’t legally roll me.
For example at my last shop, who junior manned all the time, if I had an important event I’d pick up or bid six days of flying prior to the day I wanted off so they couldn’t legally roll me.
10-13-2022 | 04:58 PM
#2228
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From: 767/757 CA
Just a matter of paying attention to open trips and hoping there's open trips that work in your favor. Picking up a crappy 3 day when you see a bunch of 4 days trips in open time and nobody with 4 days of availability in the pool. I also pick up global trips that are silo/-1, basically makes your last day of availability an extra day off.
Surely, it's fleet and base dependent but I've only been rolled into a day off once. Sitting about at 18 months on reserve 777/SFO YMMV.
Surely, it's fleet and base dependent but I've only been rolled into a day off once. Sitting about at 18 months on reserve 777/SFO YMMV.
10-13-2022 | 04:59 PM
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only six days are protected… all others are fair game. They do have to assign open trips with pilots in that silo (example 3 days RSV avail) first… and they should assign pilots for open trips based on who needs the least days off corrected. I’m on global reserve and rolling days off happens maybe once or twice a month.
10-13-2022 | 05:06 PM
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you can pick up out of base at 1300 base local time the day before. Two things need to happen. 1) the company must need you more in IAH then your base, 2) if you have an assignment already for the next day its probably not going to happen.
you can usually pull this off by picking up out of base same day as the trip departure when they will have to use a short call and you just had 30 hours free from duty.
you can pick up out of base at 1300 base local time the day before. Two things need to happen. 1) the company must need you more in IAH then your base, 2) if you have an assignment already for the next day its probably not going to happen.
you can usually pull this off by picking up out of base same day as the trip departure when they will have to use a short call and you just had 30 hours free from duty.
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