Indoc New Hire Questions
01-30-2022 | 07:03 AM
#61
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Joined: Jun 2021
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I despised reserve and I live an hour from my base. I felt like the companies b!tch. Nothing says "you're my b!tch" like being reassigned an out and back turn while flying the last leg of your pairing back to your base and your lineholder captain gets 50% reassignment pay while you get nothing. Or you're passing through a base at the end of your pairing expecting to deadhead home only to receive a message from skeds saying that you've been "out of base" reassigned another day of flying. Or the unlimited SCs and FSs that skeds builds... go to bed at the bottom of a silo with no SCs or FSs left only to be awakened by a skeds phone call at midnight telling you that you have a SC/FS.
First world problems. In base lineholder > in base reserve > commute lineholder > commute reserve
I can't speak to Global reserve life. It sounds like rainbows and unicorns.
First world problems. In base lineholder > in base reserve > commute lineholder > commute reserve
I can't speak to Global reserve life. It sounds like rainbows and unicorns.
I haven’t started Indoc, but have a class date and will be moving to Ohio, so CLE 737 is clearly the best option due to living in base (as noted above, in base > commute). If I can’t bid CLE right out of Indoc (which is possible), then I’d bid the 737 to a different base then bid over at the earliest opportunity. That said, CLE seems to be significantly more senior than all the other domestic 737 bases, so sitting reserve for an extended length of time appears to be in my future.
Any insight into life as an junior, in-base 737 FO at CLE will be much appreciated!
01-30-2022 | 07:15 AM
#62
Line Holder
Joined: Jan 2011
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So many “kids” in each class, right? You know, I found that when I flew with a young FO, my preconceived idea of their entitlement could affect the outcome of our dynamic in the cockpit - expect something and usually you’ll find it. I got it, some are probably entitled DBs, just like some old farts that walked to school up hill both ways and had it way harder than any before them. Imagine that there are some of those old farts that have had equally blessed careers as the lucky 8-ball every week (who will likely have their own hardships over 40 years). Most fall somewhere in between.
01-30-2022 | 06:21 PM
#65
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From: Head pillow fluffer, Assistant bed maker
01-31-2022 | 09:37 AM
#66
On Reserve
Joined: Dec 2021
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01-31-2022 | 10:45 AM
#67
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: 320 Captain
https://www.amazon.com/George-E.-Hop...00_abau_000000
There are two volumes. Made available during indoc for new hired. Also available for download on the ALPA.org site.
01-31-2022 | 06:43 PM
#70
On Reserve
Joined: Dec 2021
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https://www.amazon.com/George-E.-Hop...00_abau_000000
There are two volumes. Made available during indoc for new hired. Also available for download on the ALPA.org site.
There are two volumes. Made available during indoc for new hired. Also available for download on the ALPA.org site.
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