Originally Posted by
Saabs
I’m 45% in CLT and bid reserve except during summer season. I get a lot of them. Don’t forget this is also two extra days off they can’t use reserves on. You can and will get used all 18 days sometimes and not to over the 85 hr limit.
Edited to add that once you’re senior enough to hold weekends off, you start flying slash trips or four days worth 17-19 hours again. Usually good trips to trade out of ....... on the weekends.
But hey, just the bottom 10% right? It will change my schedule on reserve and a lineholder.
As a guy who bids reserve half the year myself, you are full of it! I don’t for one second believe you are flying 18 days. If you are, scheduling has it in for you. I’m way jr to you and 8-12 days working per month is pretty avg. heck, last NOV and DEC I flew 4. If you are flying 18 days on reserve, you are getting hosed and should definitely bid a line that will pay you more.
I get it, you want your cake and eat it too. You aren’t senior enough to hold weekends off on the award, so you bid reserve. I don’t have a problem with that. You do get stuck with all the slash trips on reserve because people trade out of them. I personally like them if I’m on reserve. It’s nice sitting and getting paid while on a nice layover. In my time here I have broken guarantee on reserve once, maybe twice. Reserves on our fleet just really aren’t used that much and I think you know that.
Look, if you want 5:15ACD so you can bid weekends off, that’s cool. But just know that you will be senior someday and you will be working 16 days for 84hrs. I thought a pilots dream was to always be as productive as possible and get 18-21 days off. I know that’s my goal, maybe it’s not yours.
It’s no use arguing anymore. 5:15 ACD is already a done deal. We are waisting our breath. Can’t wait to fly those 5 day trips for 5:15 per day!!