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01-07-2022 | 06:20 PM

#171

Beaver Hunter

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Hell at one time Island Air in Hawaii was a 6+ year to DHC-6 Captain. Enjoy the good times while they last.

01-09-2022 | 09:04 AM

#172

fadec

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pitchattitude

Sorry, didn’t see the sarcasm. But my point was once you get to the point you can hold a captain seat then it’s your choice to stay FO, but not everyone is there. And if you’re not, then being an FO isn’t a choice, isn’t just seniority.

No privilege here.

Wasn’t too long ago it took years to have seniority to hold the lowliest, suckiest captain seat at a lot of places. There are plenty of guys who spent years at Airways and ABX, to name just a few, unable to upgrade. Definitely wasn’t by choice.

A lot of guys just flushed over a decade of of seniority and 4 weeks of vacation to get out of the regional C scale. But these guys don't exist because if you want a half-winger pin with a little "15" on top you have to make it yourself.

01-09-2022 | 10:25 AM

#173

A320

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Originally Posted by fadec

Woa. Check your privilege there, buddy. Lots of junior fos can hold captain.

when the Y2Captains start complaining about being on reserve, getting crappy trips, never getting vacations, days off, trip trades, etc.etc. just remember they asked for it..

01-09-2022 | 10:34 AM

#174

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Originally Posted by A320

when the Y2Captains start complaining about being on reserve, getting crappy trips, never getting vacations, days off, trip trades, etc.etc. just remember they asked for it..

that’s true for all junior CA. It just happens to be Y2 now. It was Y10 at one point but the experience (crappy trips etc.) was the same…

01-09-2022 | 10:59 AM

#175

ZeroTT

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Was being a junior captain really that bad with pre-bankruptcy work rules?

01-09-2022 | 12:22 PM

#176

hummingbear

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Quote:

Originally Posted by A320

when the Y2Captains start complaining about being on reserve, getting crappy trips, never getting vacations, days off, trip trades, etc.etc. just remember they asked for it..

We’re entering an era where very few of us can claim to be doing a job we didn’t willingly volunteer for.

01-09-2022 | 01:51 PM

#177

coolbreezy

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If you are assign 777 or 787 in class when can you bid out of it as a new hire if you don’t want it?

01-09-2022 | 02:16 PM

#178

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Quote:

Originally Posted by coolbreezy

If you are assign 777 or 787 in class when can you bid out of it as a new hire if you don’t want it?

Two years.

01-09-2022 | 02:54 PM

#179

Eagle06

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Originally Posted by coolbreezy

If you are assign 777 or 787 in class when can you bid out of it as a new hire if you don’t want it?

2 years “down” to another FO seat.
When qualified if it’s to upgrade to 320/737 (off probation and hours)

01-09-2022 | 03:22 PM

#180

fadec

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle06

2 years “down” to another FO seat.
When qualified if it’s to upgrade to 320/737 (off probation and hours)

Correct. Bunkies can immediately uograde to narrow body captain, but if you want to be a narrow body FO you've got to put in the time and learn your way around the system for a couple of years. We don't want new guys in those FO spots.