Originally Posted by LeineLodge

It depends. If you have a few OE trips (which you will) they could end up on RES days. If they fly on you XX days, they count how many they flew you, and those turn into PB days which are automatically placed on your next RES days (and become days off.) This keeps happening until you run out of RES days remaining in the month, at which point they go in the bank for future use.

In your case, this being the last month of the year, they will turn into Supplemental (extra) Vacation days for next year's vacation. In other months, Banked PB days can be used a variety of different ways - most of this is detailed in the Scheduling Reference Handbook...

As a reserve, you don't really have the ability to "pick up" Open Time. You can put in a YS on your days off, but this is usually (strongly) not recommended as you will be working for free unless you have exceeded the guarantee for the month. YS on days off also does not get your day paid back (PB).

Alternatively you can Greenslip, which is the recommended way to make extra $ as a reserve, but it's unpredictable as to when you can get one (usually.) GS's on reserve pay on top of guarantee and you get PB days for working on your X days.

Originally Posted by Denny Crane

Whatever you decide to do, DO NOT yellow slip a trip on X days!!!! You will be flying for free (time applies towards reserve guarantee) and not getting your X days paid back. If you want to try and make extra money over that time then green slip. You will get paid above the reserve guarantee and get your days off paid back.

Denny