Originally Posted by Purple Drank

In other words, it's possible for a reserve to fly up to 99 hours during high ALV months.
Yes, possible, but highly unlikely unless every other pilot with the days available is also in bucket 3 and there is a 3-4 day trip with precisely the amount of time that would fit.

You said "over guarantee by no more than 15:00 credit hours." look at that euphemistic language. Why can't you say "ALV + 15?" Or is that to concessionary-sounding?
Thanks for the correction, you are correct, it is ALV+15. (PWA 23.S.2.a.1)

The "full" number is based upon each indvidual pilot's calculated guarantee and is reduced for vacation, training, MLOA, etc. Before C2012 all reserves were "on the hook" until ALV.

I hate it when "concessions" lead to an average of 66 more hours of guaranteed pay and add 6-18 more days off per year for pilots on reserve, bummer.....

Anyway, I thought that ALV +15 would only be used in international categories--which is what you preached during the C12 sales job.
I "preached" nothing, how many times has a 99 hour month occurred? I'd love to know.

On the plus side, if you're flying 99 hours a month, you probably won't be able to sit all 7 short calls (which was another concession).
Agreed, nobody likes to do short call.