Junior B756 CA @ 5 years?
01-04-2023 | 03:43 AM
#101
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Why can’t you let him define his own QOL? If you live in base and don’t mind the uncertainty (the uncertainty definitely weighs on some more than others), my experience is that you spend WAY more time at home on RSV than with a line. I won’t argue that sitting SC is a day off, but if half the time my work day consists of a round of golf and dinner with the fam… its not such a bad gig.
01-04-2023 | 04:03 AM
#103
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Commuter here. Was on reserve over the summer (NOT a choice, fyi). Didn't have an unused reserve day for 4 months. It was hell.
01-04-2023 | 05:59 AM
#104
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most of the “I blocked 5 hours over 4 months” stories are WB during the off season on an underutilized fleet (think 777 when the PW were grounded)
01-04-2023 | 06:48 AM
#105
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01-04-2023 | 07:54 AM
#106
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What the last few posts highlighted is why a random-sampled poll of 600 pilots will likely result in very few improvements to reserve. That assumes that the questionnaire is even worded in a manner to address it.
01-04-2023 | 09:06 PM
#107
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From: 767/757 CA
like everything else in this career field. One known fact, don’t bid an upgrade or WB FO if your going to be on reserve and commute… self inflicted pain. If you live in domicile then you bid based on what level of schedule stability you need… like everything pay benefits vs schedule flexibility… you decide.
01-05-2023 | 05:20 AM
#108
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APC is hardly a random sampling. A truly “random-sampled” poll of 600 pilots certainly would include many current reserve pilots, and is more likely to represent the majority experiences & opinions than is a public online b!+¢h thread- your assumption remaining constant.
01-05-2023 | 05:26 AM
#109
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APC is hardly a random sampling. A truly “random-sampled” poll of 600 pilots certainly would include many current reserve pilots, and is more likely to represent the majority experiences & opinions than is a public online b!+¢h thread- your assumption remaining constant.
01-05-2023 | 06:32 AM
#110
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APC is hardly a random sampling. A truly “random-sampled” poll of 600 pilots certainly would include many current reserve pilots, and is more likely to represent the majority experiences & opinions than is a public online b!+¢h thread- your assumption remaining constant.
That's incorrect, at least statistically. Sampling bias is inherent in the system we have. No one really cares about a stats lesson here, so I'll just let you google why that is.
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