Originally Posted by
Flightsoffusion
Real good stuff Dash, thank you. During reserve, if you're not flying, where would you be hold up? Are you provided with a place to crash or sitting in a pilot lounge for the idle time? I realize that I probably won't be trying to commute back on the 2 days off so just curious how that works. Thank you. Keep it coming..
On reserve you are required to be at the aircraft within 90 minutes of being notified of the flight assignment. Where you are when you receive the notification is up to you. Most will rent a bed in a crashpad or rent a house/apartment with a few other pilots. Hotels get to be expensive on reserve if they don't use you much. You can figure on around $60 all-in per night at the discounted rate for hotels. Crashpads run around the $250 a month mark I think. It's been a while since I was in a crashpad. You can see how more than 4 nights a month in a hotel will make the crashpad more financially viable.