Originally Posted by
widebodyjunkie
Wow that totally blows for someone on reserve, lives in Tulsa and is based out of cos. Gotta jumpseat to Denver, then wait for another leg to cos....before your duty time for that week even begins?? Dam...and the world thinks this career is glamouus and overpaid. Nice!
You're starting to get the idea.
Originally Posted by
widebodyjunkie
But I'd imagine it's a small number of pilots when compared to the entire pilot staff so ...get a little seniority then upgrade to Denver or slc and have more direct flights from your home.
That's why COS is somewhat junior...two leg commute.
Originally Posted by
widebodyjunkie
But on alot of flights from a hub to a small mx city....couldnt a commuter fly there on jumpseat, sign In on duty and hop back on the same plane with no much time waisted?
That's what people do, right up to the point where you hopped back on the same plane...
When you are on reserve you are on a 15-120 minute call out, so you have to stay either at the airport or within two hours for 12 hours each day, 5-6 days per week. So no, you can't sign in and then go back home.
Originally Posted by
widebodyjunkie
Is there different classification categories for reserves and lineholders? obviously a Lineholder that starts a rig on a Friday as opposed to one who starts on a monday is a different category.
Lineholders have trips, not rigs.
Reserves have reserve duty periods, which may get turned into one or more trips.
Lineholders and reserves are different categories, but it's all based on seniority...you can go back and forth between line and reserve from month to month, usually involuntarily but sometimes voluntarily.
More people end up on reserve during the slow periods (mid Sep - mid Nov, mid Jan - late Feb.