Originally Posted by
buscappy
anyone know how the pilot lingo picked up the word "aggressive" in picking up trips that are open? consulting several dictionaries, one finds: angry, threatening, forcefully, menacing, militant. i know guys on reserve can get like this on the forum ���� but are y'all really being aggressive with the poor crew schedulers ? or just proactive?
It's an official UPA term. Pilot initiated.
"20-K-8 Aggressive Pick-Up. A Reserve may pick-up an assignment on a first-come first-served basis"
It has different provisions than if assigned by scheduling. For instance, if assigned by scheduling you're released from a current SC. But,
"20-K-8-f If a Short Call Reserve aggressively picks up a Trip for the following day, he must remain telephone available for the duration of the current Short Call assignment"