Originally Posted by
pr1m3
Thanks for the prompt answers, much appreciated. However, it spurs new questions from me.
Reserve not being commutable, is that policy that you must be in say DFW for your reserve time, or would it be possible to commute from somewhere like San Antonio that has around 10 flights a day and hang out at the DFW airport or local area until the end of your reserve time for the day and commute back home?
Can you expound a bit on reserve time dropping like a rock? You mean people are gaining seniority quickly in order to hold a line or?
When I say reserve isn't commutable I was kinda busy and didn't have time to into detail. So here it is.
With our commuter policy a pilot needs two attempts to get to base for the commuter policy to kick in. We run our reserve assignments at 5 pm everyday. So if a pilot has two later flights after 5 then it becomes commutable. San Antonio would very likely be commutable for reserve. Cities where we have low frequency of flights might not be commutable. I know some pilots have to start the drive to the Airport and then at 5 pm decides to commute in or return home for the night. It's very different simply based on where one commutes from. (I know reserve assignments usually come out around 3pm ish but it can change by 5 pm. It's rare but it has happened. )
Reserve times on the 145 should be one or two months after IOE. Bases may vary with times.