I sat reserve for two years starting in 2007. I broke guarantee once and that was 72 hours. Quite a few on the 88 this past winter did not fly for 2 months on reserve
I have flown reserve on and off for the last 12 years and never even got close to 70 hours in any category I flew in the following bases DFW, LAX, SLC, MCO, unpaid vacation
, ATL ,SLC, LAX, but mostly LAX. The ATL narrow-body guys probably have a different experience
I break guarantee the hard way (meaning working for it...no green slips) on rsv about once a year on average.
Admittedly, this is an extremely limited sample size, but again, I would estimate that the number of reserves who get used to the max is extremely small. On the other hand,
all of the reserves would benefit from the increased reserve guarantee (anywhere from 72 to 80 hours as I understand it). I would imagine that based upon member surveys, the Negotiating Commitee was told loud and clear to increase the Reserve gurantee...and they've done that.
...and no, I don't hold any ALPA positions and I'm a comfirmed 'NO' voter on most of the MEMRATs in my career, but on this one sliver of info I've seen released, I see a number of people jumping on an immediate doom and gloom appocalyptic view that's not based on reality.