Originally Posted by
BeechPilot33
Because
A new Envoy pilot reports to the couch to play Xbox. When payday comes they check their bank account and see min pay with no per diem. They say to themselves "don't worry bro you fly an e-jet".
A new Piedmont pilot reports to work and flys his sweet 85 hour line with 14 days off. He gets off work feeling accomplished and goes to the bar with his bros. They buy extra rounds because they have 99 problems but RESERVE is not one.
I sit reserve and have credited over 100 hrs the last few months and I've probably been away from home 10 nights total. I reduce my days off to min by doing that but I also rarely fly overnights on reserve. I'm not junior on reserve though. However, the reason I do this is because lines are absolutely atrocious. I don't know why anyone who lives local would bid a 4 on 2 off line when you can make it through an entire month on reserve without doing a single 4 day. ( And pick up 200% OT on off days if you choose to do that).
TL;DR I bid reserve, pick up OT, reduce to 8 days off. Avoid overnights on reserve, sleep at home in my own bed 20+ nights a month. Lines are horrible, 4 on 2 off unless you're really senior. Best way to increase QOL here when the company won't do anything to help improve it which is sad.