Rocky,

In my opinion the current DAL reserve system is the best that we have had in at least the last 16 years and probably one of the best in the industry.

But who cares about my opinion - lets look at what our peer DAL Pilots think.
There were times when the bottom 15% of Pilots in any category would pretty much all get reserve almost every month. Now reserve is spread throughout all seniority levels and it is not unheard of for the "plug" to get a line in some categories.

So if reserve is so bad now why are guys voluntarily bidding reserve?

I agree that our reserve system can be improved - specifically with regard to SC assignments and also requesting trips if one must fly. Is our system perfect - Hell No, but I think saying the process at DAL "suck(s) balls" is perhaps a bit too harsh.

Scoop