I pick up at 50% because I’ve noticed toward the end of the summer, even if they have the reserve coverage they’ll ONLY offer 50%. Ive waited to bite on a 50% PP trip during the 11:00 trade run, only to have it disappear and go to a reserve. They’ve been doing this a lot lately, they’d rather see if anyone would fly it at 50% before they burn whatever reserves they have.

What ticks me off is there’ll be a good trip in open time that I’d be willing to fly for straight pay or trade with, and I’ll be the only one on the desired list. At 10:50, they’ll post it for 50% and 7 guys senior to me knock me down the list.

I have seen the same. When they're serious I've noticed they'll go 100% right off the bat. When they're messing around I see 50% with reserves available.

When a trip opens in the middle of the night and the sole reserve says they can’t make in less than 2 1/2 hours, a 100% premium for that first leg is a reliable safety valve. As long as the lineholder with the automated smart pickup didn’t turn off the phone's notifications.

NO reserves today in EWR on 320!!! Gods sake do not pick up straight pay!!! Kirby is loving it!!!

Not your position in life to tell a pilot junior to you not to pick up if UPA compliant. Nuff said.

Lee

Why? So you can pick it up at 200%? I’m to junior for 200% but I can get 150%. And I’m happy with that.

How about not telling other people what to do?

Well, if you don't mind working over Christmas, they're already listing trips at 50%.

They just flooded the PP market with all the Xmas flying. ORD and EWR.

Another ridiculous post! 🤦🏻*♂️