Headsets part duex

Ralgha said:
Airline is a hell of a lot faster and heavier than a 210.
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It may be heavier (whoop-de-do). But flying two crew in an airliner you have tons more time and resources in ANY situation compared to single pilot freight. You've obviously never done it.
 
Hootie9750 said:
hey captain bob, I "heard" at xjet you are allowed to drop any trip off your schedule and it becomes crew schedulings problem? For example if you didn't want to work in april you just drop all your trips...is this true?
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Myth...

Kinda...

We can drop trips as long as the Reserve Pool is adequately staffed.

We have two scheduling improvement windows... an Initial Line Improvement Window (ILIW) which occurs usually 1 week after you get your schedule... and a Secondary Line Improvement Window (SLIW) which usually occurs a few days prior to your scheduled month.

During the ILIW... you can't "officially" drop trips... but you can trade down if coverage is available. For instance... you can trade a 4-day trip for a 2-day trip if reserve levels are covered for those days that you are trading away. If you get real lucky and coverage is good... you could even trade two 4-days for one 2-day. However... during the ILIW you cannot trade your line value down past 60 hours. The ILIW is 24 hours long.

During the SLIW... it's pretty much a free for all. If coverage is available... then you can trade down as much as you please (no 60 hour limitiation). Also... during the SLIW you can officially "drop" trips, if reserve levels are adequate, by calling crew scheduling. The SLIW runs until your next months schedule so it is several weeks long. So even if coverage isn't available for days you may want to drop or trade away... it may be available tomorrow or two weeks from now... or never. ;)

We have the ability to check the Reserve Pool on a real time basis... so we pretty much know if our drop or trade will be approved in advance.

So... if the stars align... coverage is good... you want the month off... and you don't want to get paid... then yes, it is in the realm of possibility to drop or trade away your month's schedule. I've never dropped a full month... I'll usually leave at least one 4-day in there to at least pay for the insurance... ;)

Clear as mud?

Bob
 
To add to what Bob wrote, we can also advertise our trips in the company computer system. Anyone can pick them up, provided they're legal to do so. The lowest I've ever gotten my line value is approximately 24 hours. But remember: No fly = No pay.
 
Captain_Bob said:
Clear as mud?
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Yeah that makes sense. It's not perfect but you guys over at xjet still have a pretty good deal by the way you describe it. At Skyw we can't drop until somebody else picks it up, and since everyone is already around 90 hours, nobody can pick up anything.

Thanks for explaining that for me Bob!
 
Booker said:
No fly = No pay.
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We have the same policy except we in addition are allowed to pay whatever the full cost of our medical insurance is ($600 w/ family I'd guess) for the month if we drop below 62.5 hours. We also are allowed to pay full medical with no salary if we time out for the year. Heck of a deal.
 
Ralgha said:
Getting vectors in the terminal area in LA, autopilot inop, PNF on the other radio with ops/ATIS/whatever. Airline is a hell of a lot faster and heavier than a 210. When the headset dies, it must be removed, speaker turned on (one button push), volume adjusted, hot mics on both sides turned off (to avoid feedback). Depending on the particular airplane and speed (and person), two hands on the yoke may be required to properly control it.
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My God . . . you're serious!
 
Hootie9750 said:
We have the same policy except we in addition are allowed to pay whatever the full cost of our medical insurance is ($600 w/ family I'd guess) for the month if we drop below 62.5 hours. We also are allowed to pay full medical with no salary if we time out for the year. Heck of a deal.
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You guys are expanding like crazy and upgrades are what, <2 years in the jet? Here I am worrying about my company's FUTURE. We've lost almost 25% of our fleet from the high point two years ago and they are on the verge of furloughing flight attendants. I'd be pissed about the timing out thing (that's not cool) but of all the problems in the airline world your company seems to be a winner. Count your blessings!!
 
Ralgha said:
If you don't believe me there is nothing I can say to make you believe. You just have to experience it.
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He could say the same to you...

By the way, how about another headset thread? I don't think two threads in three days (by the same damn poster no less) is enough.... :rolleyes:
 
EatSleepFly said:
He could say the same to you...

By the way, how about another headset thread? I don't think two threads in three days (by the same damn poster no less) is enough.... :rolleyes:
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What's there for me to believe? That he can fly a 210 IMC at night alone using a hand mike? I'm sure he's quite capable of doing so, as are many instrument rated pilots. It's not even remotely close to the type of flying that I'm talking about and has no bearing on the situation.
 
Ralgha said:
Getting vectors in the terminal area in LA, autopilot inop, PNF on the other radio with ops/ATIS/whatever. Airline is a hell of a lot faster and heavier than a 210. When the headset dies, it must be removed, speaker turned on (one button push), volume adjusted, hot mics on both sides turned off (to avoid feedback). Depending on the particular airplane and speed (and person), two hands on the yoke may be required to properly control it.
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Boo hoo
 
"It's an entirely different kind of flying."

:)

Are we talking about the RJ being heavy to handle? I'm confused.
 
Ralgha said:
What's there for me to believe? That he can fly a 210 IMC at night alone using a hand mike? I'm sure he's quite capable of doing so, as are many instrument rated pilots. It's not even remotely close to the type of flying that I'm talking about and has no bearing on the situation.
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You're absolutely right, it's not even remotely close to the type of flying that you're talking about. Hearing some of you panzy azz regional pilots bitch about workload is like listening to Bill Gates complain about gas prices. :cwm27:

Let me guess... you'd squawk 7600 and land on light gun signals? :rolleyes:
 
EatSleepFly said:
You're absolutely right, it's not even remotely close to the type of flying that you're talking about. Hearing some of you panzy azz regional pilots bitch about workload is like listening to Bill Gates complain about gas prices. :cwm27:

Let me guess... you'd squawk 7600 and land on light gun signals? :rolleyes:
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Or like listening to "Friegt Dawgs" thump thier chest every chance they get. I know you guys fly Single Pilot/Night/IFR/Snow/Ice/Against the earths rotation/Always to mins/Head winds/Tail winds on final/low level wind shear/no comm/no gps/NDB's only.:rolleyes:

We are all pilots, and with the same training each others jobs are not that difficult. And I am just a "Panzy Azz" Part 91 Lear guy.:)
 
I say we have a RJ Driver VS Freight Dawg Steel Cage Match!! I'm a lover, not a fighter so I think I'll just stand in the corner and eat the turnbuckle like George "The Animal" Steele.
 
It's just as bad as listening to how hard RJ pilots have it with their FD's, AP's, APU's and all those other acronyms.
 
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