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#4981
All depends on if you want to make money. Last month I credited a little over 100 hours and I wasn't on call first. I picked up a little Junior Man and it allowed me to break guarantee. Most of that was 7/9 trips too which woulda been slightly better if I wasn't on first yr pay. I'm on call first now just to help make breaking guarantee a little easier and I live in base so it makes my flexibility with scheduling great.
#4982
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Joined APC: Jun 2012
Posts: 182
In my experience, you do not break guarantee on reserve. I am on the Bro which is at the present time better staffed. It sounds like the folks on the jet, as the poster above, have a different story to tell. In my particular case I live in base, and when I was on reserve (and it looks like I will be again here shortly), selecting 'call first' was more of a strategic move to try to get assigned an interesting looking trip in open time. But at my last job, I commuted, and just as you suggested I wanted to FLY if I were away from home.
#4983
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: Another RJ FO
Posts: 1,272
If I lived in base on reserve I would probably only select call first if I was within 5 hours or so of breaking guarantee. I can see why no one who lives in base would want it.
#4984
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Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: RJ right-seat warmer
Posts: 632
In my experience, you do not break guarantee on reserve. I am on the Bro which is at the present time better staffed. It sounds like the folks on the jet, as the poster above, have a different story to tell. In my particular case I live in base, and when I was on reserve (and it looks like I will be again here shortly), selecting 'call first' was more of a strategic move to try to get assigned an interesting looking trip in open time. But at my last job, I commuted, and just as you suggested I wanted to FLY if I were away from home.
PS Let me know when you have another weekend morning trip...breakfast is on me again
#4985
All depends on if you want to make money. Last month I credited a little over 100 hours and I wasn't on call first. I picked up a little Junior Man and it allowed me to break guarantee. Most of that was 7/9 trips too which woulda been slightly better if I wasn't on first yr pay. I'm on call first now just to help make breaking guarantee a little easier and I live in base so it makes my flexibility with scheduling great.
I'm not worried about breaking reserve, but I would prefer to fly more often than not on scheduled reserve days.
#4986
Any base you go to you're gonna fly. We are running short through the summer. Reserves are being utilized, and your gonna be the first to be called most likely.
#4987
i start the crj course next month (2 jun) and plan on relocating upon completion to live in domicile. Based on your collective experiences, current staffing rates, and historical trends regarding reasonal flying, which bases would give an fng on reserve the best opportunity to see the cockpit on a regular basis?
I'm not worried about breaking reserve, but i would prefer to fly more often than not on scheduled reserve days.
I'm not worried about breaking reserve, but i would prefer to fly more often than not on scheduled reserve days.
#4988
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: AA
Posts: 667
Regarding the Brasilia, here's the projected reserve coverage around the system for June:
FAT CA: 44.4%
FAT FO: 30.4%
SLC CA: 17.5%
SLC FO: 20.4%
PSP CA: 33.3%
PSP FO: 22.2%
PDX CA: 25%
PDX FO: 22.2%
LAX CA: 30.8%
LAX FO: 56.7% <---- !!!!!!!!
SBP CA: 16.7%
SBP FO: 18.2%
SFO CA: 47.3%
SFO FO: 40.1%
For you newbies, these numbers mean that in a given base, x% of those pilots will be on reserve. The historical reserve target is about 20%. In summary, FAT, SFO, and LAX are taking a hosing for the ages.
I can't believe this is all just because of runway construction in SFO, but what do I know?
FAT CA: 44.4%
FAT FO: 30.4%
SLC CA: 17.5%
SLC FO: 20.4%
PSP CA: 33.3%
PSP FO: 22.2%
PDX CA: 25%
PDX FO: 22.2%
LAX CA: 30.8%
LAX FO: 56.7% <---- !!!!!!!!
SBP CA: 16.7%
SBP FO: 18.2%
SFO CA: 47.3%
SFO FO: 40.1%
For you newbies, these numbers mean that in a given base, x% of those pilots will be on reserve. The historical reserve target is about 20%. In summary, FAT, SFO, and LAX are taking a hosing for the ages.
I can't believe this is all just because of runway construction in SFO, but what do I know?
#4989
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Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: RJ right-seat warmer
Posts: 632
Regarding the Brasilia, here's the projected reserve coverage around the system for June:
FAT CA: 44.4%
FAT FO: 30.4%
SLC CA: 17.5%
SLC FO: 20.4%
PSP CA: 33.3%
PSP FO: 22.2%
PDX CA: 25%
PDX FO: 22.2%
LAX CA: 30.8%
LAX FO: 56.7% <---- !!!!!!!!
SBP CA: 16.7%
SBP FO: 18.2%
SFO CA: 47.3%
SFO FO: 40.1%
For you newbies, these numbers mean that in a given base, x% of those pilots will be on reserve. The historical reserve target is about 20%. In summary, FAT, SFO, and LAX are taking a hosing for the ages.
I can't believe this is all just because of runway construction in SFO, but what do I know?
FAT CA: 44.4%
FAT FO: 30.4%
SLC CA: 17.5%
SLC FO: 20.4%
PSP CA: 33.3%
PSP FO: 22.2%
PDX CA: 25%
PDX FO: 22.2%
LAX CA: 30.8%
LAX FO: 56.7% <---- !!!!!!!!
SBP CA: 16.7%
SBP FO: 18.2%
SFO CA: 47.3%
SFO FO: 40.1%
For you newbies, these numbers mean that in a given base, x% of those pilots will be on reserve. The historical reserve target is about 20%. In summary, FAT, SFO, and LAX are taking a hosing for the ages.
I can't believe this is all just because of runway construction in SFO, but what do I know?
I don't get it. It's not as if any airline could replace the Bros with RJs on those short routes (SFO-SMF, SFO-MRY, SFO-CIC as examples) and make any money. Yet I cannot imagine airline service suspended entirely to communities like CEC or ACV. But what do I know?
#4990
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Joined APC: Jul 2013
Posts: 611
Wow. So, nearly half of SFO Bro crews will be on reserve, and more than half of LAX FOs? :-0
I don't get it. It's not as if any airline could replace the Bros with RJs on those short routes (SFO-SMF, SFO-MRY, SFO-CIC as examples) and make any money. Yet I cannot imagine airline service suspended entirely to communities like CEC or ACV. But what do I know?
I don't get it. It's not as if any airline could replace the Bros with RJs on those short routes (SFO-SMF, SFO-MRY, SFO-CIC as examples) and make any money. Yet I cannot imagine airline service suspended entirely to communities like CEC or ACV. But what do I know?
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