Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
Others may disagree but here is my opinion.........and you know what that's like!!
With the way the economy is and with the block hour plan being not much different than last year or possibly less, I think it will be very hard for reserves to break the guarantee this winter. As a reserve, the only way I see guys making extra money is to greenslip on their days off. If you are going to try and do this, I'd try and group my days off as much as possible in the beginning or end of the month. The beginning because a lot of guys have carryover trips along with the ones who have trips in the beginning days of the month. Less competition so to speak if a GS does pop up.
Hey, it's what my plan is if I get a 330 bid. (I live close to the airport too.) I'll be super junior but I'll bid as many days off in the beginning of the month as possible, throw in a GS for them, and sit reserve for the rest!
Good Luck!
Denny
I know I'm quoting a post from 2012, but please bear with me.
The best bidding strategy for someone on reserve makes sense to me. Group all of your days off together to maximize green slip possibilities. Does the same hold true for an FO holding a line, or would a line holder focus on something other than grouping together off days to maximize pay? Maybe bid for LCA trips followed by highest ADC in order to get more total days off even if they aren't grouped together?