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Excel
Questions RE Reserve:
I understand the basics, its line bidding for a specific RAP for the month, 12/13 days off not including conflicts... But I have a few specific questions...
How long do they wait to assign open time flying to reserves (Noon the previous day for example??)
If you are awarded an R3 for the month (on call 3am-5pm), are you stuck commuting in the day prior for the entire month, or are you able to make a deal with scheduling to move up your initial callout time on the first day, making it commutable?
Can someone sitting reserve pickup opentime (within 24-48hrs of show time)? I understand you can preference a trip but Im wondering if you can actually pick something out of the pot
Are you able to get an early release on any particular day if you call scheduling and there is enough coverage?
For line holders, can you do partial adds/drops (drop the first turn of your pairing to make the trip commutable for example) if the reserve grid is green? Is there any way to add/drop partial pairings?
Any other advice or specific info about reserve life would be helpfull, thanks!
I only know a few of these as I have not been reserve for a good while.
They used to give me stuff a day before and also last minute.
If you get r3 yes you are stuck most likely. I doubt they will let you work a deal unless they assign you something for your first day that starts somewhat late. I have never tried this though.
You can get OT assigned on your days of if you are on reserve but it has to be within two calendar days and other rules must be followed. I understand it is not happening much anymore. You can ask for certain trips that might get assigned to you anyhow, so yes you can preference trips but they don't have to give it to you.
You get automatic early release on your last day at a certain time. I want to say 6 hours before your release time. You don't need to call. Other than that I don't think they will release you on a day other than the last. Even if you can't fly much, they still want the notification option available.
You can't do partial drops through FLICA. I am not sure if they would do it if you would call them. You can do jetbridge trades though. That is about as close as I can think we have partial drops/trades.
I guess that was not all that useful. Sorry. Perhaps other will chime in.