CAL reserve vs UA reserve
09-24-2011, 07:23 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by beeker:1059329
Originally Posted by APC225
And don't forget the opposite of leveling which is, once you have gotten with 4.5 of your MPG, you are now first to fly, and on the most butt-kicking productive trips. If they're paying you an extra 4.5 per day, they're going to get their money's worth. It almost seems like they're punishing you for letting them make you fly so much.
12-11-2012, 08:12 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by JMD16
I'm in the first class also and was a 320 Capt. Lots of reserve time in that seat so should remember right away the good, bad and ugly of reserve and a comparison of the 2.
12-11-2012, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by beeker
Yes those highly most butt kicking productive trips on reserve. All the line holders drop their productive trips into open time for less productive ones.
12-11-2012, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Mitch Rapp05
Many RSV trips end up being very productive because of DH and add ons. At CAL, staffing is so poor that no matter the work rules, you're typically one of few remaining FO's. Ex, the trip I'm on has 9 hours flying, with 13 hours DH...and I'm not done yet! I've been on the 756 for 9 months and have broken guarantee every month except 1.
Our pay sucks, but when compared to how much I've been flying, it works out to be a pretty good deal.
12-12-2012, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 2ndGenPSA
Wow. At US, maybe because they are staffing for retirements, I fly 20-40 hours per month. This November, I flew 4 days total on short call, and wasn't even used on Thanksgiving! This month I see some who have no time yet. All flying is based on who has the least time. Is reserve at CAL intended to be staffed like that? Do you get peace meal flying? In two years, I have only flown a trip (or a part of one trip), then gone home. Next day another story, but very little DH, and no piecing together of trips.
Our pay sucks, but when compared to how much I've been flying, it works out to be a pretty good deal.
Our pay sucks, but when compared to how much I've been flying, it works out to be a pretty good deal.
12-12-2012, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 2ndGenPSA
Wow. At US, maybe because they are staffing for retirements, I fly 20-40 hours per month. This November, I flew 4 days total on short call, and wasn't even used on Thanksgiving! This month I see some who have no time yet. All flying is based on who has the least time. Is reserve at CAL intended to be staffed like that? Do you get peace meal flying? In two years, I have only flown a trip (or a part of one trip), then gone home. Next day another story, but very little DH, and no piecing together of trips.
Our pay sucks, but when compared to how much I've been flying, it works out to be a pretty good deal.
Our pay sucks, but when compared to how much I've been flying, it works out to be a pretty good deal.
12-12-2012, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Mitch Rapp05
Many YES voters don't understand the CAL management mentality of squeezing blood from a rock...As far as mgt. is concerned, if one rsv is unused, then there are too many RSV's.
12-12-2012, 04:22 PM
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Someone please tell me how FIFO will apply when the trip in open time is to a special qual airport? Seems to me that if the next pilot up to bat doesn’t have that special qual then he will be bypassed. BTW there is no add pay for special qual airports in this TA. So I guess the folks that got stuck with these quals will continue to get screwed under this TA. Hey, but they are in the minority so screw them, right?
04-25-2014, 09:50 AM
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Now that we're no longer LUAL or LCAL reserves, a reminder that we can adjust or personal drop reserve days at noon CST on the 25th. I just dropped some reserve days so despite the poor staffing, there are still some opportunities to manage QOL in the reserve meat grinder. Call futures desk.
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