Originally Posted by
Pedro4President
Second part first. In order to trade then you have to do it via swaps and drops. But yes it can be done.
So several things to unpack with this one. You can ONLY pick up OT on your days off. So if you have a turn on your day off and you want more flying then just call CS and tell them what's going on and offer to be put on the OT volunteer list or just tell them to add it to your schedule. Also, we have reserve appropriation. This means you can take any over night or turns at the end of a reserve pilots sequence for premium pay. The only exception is if the pilot is on the turn back list then he is protected. I assume FOs within 30 days of consolidation are also exempt.
How does the appropriation process work? There was a 3 day open for tomorrow, finishing on the 1st. During the 48 hour window, I put in for the turn that finished that sequence as OT. It was open, was on the pick up OT list on QT, it worked perfectly with my sign in on the 1st, so I submitted it. So surprise surprise, they assigned the proffer trips to reserves today, so that sequence got assigned, then since the 48 hour window closed today, they processed those requests and I got a denied because it was already a crewed flight HI6. But it's just on the reserve guys sequence. So 1) is it a dick move to appropriate this? Or do most reserve guys appreciate it? 2) is it as simple as calling up scheduling and telling them and then it's done?