Originally Posted by
johnso29
I like the bow wave system. Isn't coverage required lower on the weekends due to reduced frequency on the weekends?
LOA 31 changed the formula and in March 2011 they implemented it in a couple of categories. It made changes to how the weekend or holidays are covered. In particular (23.W.5)I believe it was how the non Holiday Swap with the Pot and X-Day move formula changed that made the biggest difference on weekend coverage to the bare bones number it seemingly seems to be now.
Don't get me wrong, I hold weekends off no problem, but recently I've been able to hold holidays off (Christmas in particular) without really moving up and it's probably because of the changes in reserves required formula. But when you look at the weekends and almost every weekend since 2011 and see 0 reserves and GSs going out, something's not right. I'll paraphrase the change:
The rocking new formula is neatly comprised of three awesome variables: (1) the number of scheduled duty periods on a given day, (2) whether the day in question is a weekday or weekend, and (3) whether the bid month is a summer or non-summer month. Additionally, the current rotations (which probably should just be called trips) in open time and a buffer are applied to determine the reserves required number. The number of "save the day" reserves available on a given day will now equal the number of unassigned reserve pilots on call for the entire day, without regard to the amount of open time on that day.