Out of base pick up also needs to stay after reserves get a crack at aggressive pick up, but before they get tagged with open time trips.

Fair enough. However, I see IAH-GIG, ORD-EDI, DEN-LIH, etc trips that go all the way until the assignment window with no in base reserve trying to APU or line holder trying to trade in/pick up. Most often another out of base grabs them. So there are exceptions for trips that in base pilots obviously don't want. From a few IAH 756 FO's I've talked to, they love out of base pilots taking their Deep South bunkie trips so they can sit at home vs flying all night.

I've had a few shots at out of base PPU trips as well on the 756. Most of those trips pop up late in the evening for the following morning or mid day for later that night. So I don't fully agree with your perspective that out of base pick up an extra day or so early would be as detrimental as you make it sound. Of course, more time for out of base pick up would mean more options for local reserves to tag trips earlier to prevent an out of base grabbing it.

They do, hence the 1300LBT for out of base.

They have been putting 50% add pay PPU on trips if they have enough time before show to see if someone will pick it up before they SRM.

I had that happen last week. A sick call for the 1230 NRT flight hit open time at 0730. They had no short calls for the morning. By 0740, they had slapped 50% PP on it. I’m not sure how long they would of waited before they started SRM. I grabbed it while I had the chance. Easiest 40 hour of pay 3 day I’ve ever seen.

F that...double pay or nothing for me.

Right! I love when I see a trip go 50 and sit for 30 minutes, then 75 and sit until it finally goes 100. Next thing you know it’s gone within 2 minutes. Stop picking up 50% and you’ll get a shot at 100% before they senior man.

It could be that the guy didn’t have the seniority to ever get a 100% trip and was doing the best that he could. Lots of people pick up advertised trips early to fit their schedule because once they hit premium pay only the super senior will stand a chance. Also by the time trips hit 100%, many commuters couldn’t get there in time to cover it. To each their own.

That was the case with me. NRT trips never last in OT more than a few minutes. This particular trip was a flying leg over with a Deadhead back. With all that soft time, I was willing to do it at straight time. The 50% PP was an unexpected surprise. I’m 12 from the bottom of the BES...I shouldn’t even be a lineholder at this point...

We get it, you’re ok with 50%.

Put me in the “won’t work on my day off for less than 100%” category.

I appreciate the 50% guys, once they’ve cleaned out everything that follows is sure to hit 100.