Originally Posted by
Nantonaku
Why is this funny? When was the last time you were on reserve at a regional? Do you think you have lost a little perspective and are now unable to empathize? Today's job seeking pilots can go anywhere they want, why would a pilot go to an airline to sit reserve as an FO for a year when they can go to an airline with movement so quick they can be sitting reserve as a CA in the same amount of time it would take to get off reserve as an FO? I think this next year you'll see airlines getting rid of straight reserve lines, more airlines offer hotels before trips, more positive space options to/from work and more FO/CA LOA's like TSA has going to attract new candidates, the playing field has finally tilted in the favor of labor.
Oh come on spare me the "you don't understand our plight" rhetoric. I know plenty about in base and commuting to forced reserve for years and years. A newbie acting like one year is this massive deal breaker is just laughable. But look, if the market is running so wide open that any pilot can pick and choose any regional to the point where several months of difference on reserve is a deal breaker then, hey, go for it. I really do hope things are that desperate at the regional hiring level.
It just sounded silly and reeked of an entry level entitlement mentality that was based on a very myopic snapshot of the amount of here and now that you could fit on the head of a pin. Funny thing about that mentality though, is that its notoriously hard to pin down and is extremely volatile. Today's instant line is tomorrow's 7 years of reserve. Today's street captain is tomorrow's on the street. Take everything into consideration, including guestimated time on reserve. But take things like that in context and don't over rely on them for your entire decision. Not to mention, you have to get hired first.
Waaaaaaaa, a year of reserve! Waaaaaaaa!
