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PilotGR 10-17-2019 05:38 AM

No reserves!! picking up at 50%
 
Just venting...but why would you pick up a trip with a report time in 1.5 hours @ 50%. Bus in EWR is negative everyday....

WhisperJet 10-17-2019 05:45 AM

Why wouldn’t you? Why does it bother you? Maybe if you wait you miss out.

drywhitetoast 10-17-2019 06:31 AM

There is a dude in LAX that sets his min buffer time to 0hrs. Crazy. He must live in a tent on the airport.

JimLaheyTPS 10-17-2019 06:33 AM

Ha! 50%? Sounds great. 756 FO’s love straight time pick ups. 50% would be amazing!

1257 10-17-2019 06:55 AM


Originally Posted by PilotGR (Post 2906852)
Just venting...but why would you pick up a trip with a report time in 1.5 hours @ 50%. Bus in EWR is negative everyday....

To beat out the senior guy at 75%?


Originally Posted by drywhitetoast (Post 2906896)
There is a dude in LAX that sets his min buffer time to 0hrs. Crazy. He must live in a tent on the airport.

Actually he's in a '74 Dodge Monaco in the F lot.
It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks

F15andMD11 10-17-2019 07:09 AM


Originally Posted by drywhitetoast (Post 2906896)
There is a dude in LAX that sets his min buffer time to 0hrs...

Probably spends his days at the airport, just waiting for the trip to drop. Self imposed FSB.

GoCats67 10-17-2019 07:22 AM


Originally Posted by 1257 (Post 2906931)
To beat out the senior guy at 75%?



Actually he's in a '74 Dodge Monaco in the F lot.
It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks

It was a model built before catalytic converters, so it runs good on regular gas

tallyhoe 10-17-2019 07:28 AM

Also if he’s a reserve, then it’s a VDO and they only get 50%.

N6279P 10-17-2019 08:12 AM


Originally Posted by PilotGR (Post 2906852)
Just venting...but why would you pick up a trip with a report time in 1.5 hours @ 50%. Bus in EWR is negative everyday....

How about letting people do what they want? If this person waited to 100%, it’s possible they wouldn’t have gotten it.

HuggyU2 10-17-2019 08:17 AM

It would be nice if we negotiated that premium trips are only 100%, which seems to be the way Delta does it.

(At least the contract provides candy bars in Ops. Glad we spent time negotiating that item).


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