Originally Posted by
Vikz09
Ok my understanding is when sitting RSV SC is assigned to the most junior first as well as those having the most days available taking into account your grouping. Obviously everyone is still in group 1 for January. I feel there is someone with more RSV days available and junior to me that should have been assigned SC before me.
SC is hard to determine why someone is or isn't put on short call. Just because someone has more days doesn't mean they will be on SC. I've been on SC when I only have 1 day available when there are guys with longer stretches that seem available.
The reserve list shows very little of what someone has flown. There might be 1in7 issues, 30 in 7 issues, 32-7 issues (for Int'l), etc etc that limit someone getting put on SC or used for a flight. Then there are yellow slips, people wanting to be on SC, people wanting certain SC times, etc etc.
THEN scheduler discretion comes into play - weather, sick outs, weather in other bases, cancellations, etc. In my base, people have been put on SC for specific charters that may or may not go (ie, sports charters than depend if a different team wins or loses).
In short, it's very complicated. You can try calling the scheduler and asking, but they are busy, (ie, there is generally ONE scheduler for all the 7ER pilots, one for the M88, one for the 765 and 777 combined I think).