Originally Posted by
skihigh2002
Ok... so again, I'm new to the process and I don't really understand how commuting works... are you guaranteed a seat? Let's just go through a hypothetical commute from Nashville... what's the process?
What's the normal schedule like? Do you end up back at the RIC or STL base a lot or are there a lot of overnights?
How does reserve flying work? Will I have to be at the airport all the time?
When flying the line, what's a typical day/week like?
Thanks for humoring my questions--just trying to find out all the answers to my questions...
Thanks.
Chris
If we were guaranteed a seat, everybody would commute. Commuting sucks for just this reason...it's super-stressful and time-consuming.
Don't expect to see home again until the last day of your trip...unless you are on the American-side, hub and spoking out of STL. But your overnights will be at outstations. But then again, w/some seniority you can pick up day-trips. United flying is pretty much out of ORD/IAD. US Air is hub and spoke out of PIT.
Home reserve is a 1.5 hr callout. Airport Reserve is 15 min's or so. You hang out in the crew lounge all day. On reserve you get a mixture of both.
3 or 4 on, 2 or 3 off w/the occasional 4+ day's off.
Any more Q's feel free to shoot away!