Originally Posted by
WakeWash
And when the reserve grid is black and no one can drop days anymore, the guys on long call will just continue flying since long call reserves get used the most. Making this sections pretty much useless.
Which is fine. The goal here is to make the company burn up the reserves. If the reserves are being used to cover our assigned flying, which will be necessary if pilots don't pick up open time, then the company will not have a buffer to cover; sick calls, maintenance, or weather issues, as long as pilots don't answer the phone on their days off. Which results in flight cancellations.