Originally Posted by
N10DJ
So they can switch to group 4, But then sit at the bottom of the respective list as LAA guys do eventually get upgrade slots? Makes sense and sounds messy all at the same time. I’ll stick to my current simplicity of being a FNG haha. No more mergers please
Yes, they're the plugs until their seniority advances to the point that guys junior to them start to hold the job.
Don't cry for guys sitting reserve on a G4 airplane. For all the bases, excluding PHL, it's a fantastic deal. You rarely break reserve guarantee and for that you get 89/93 hrs of G2 pay that a guy slogging the domestic system has to hustle for. And in good months you fly 6-12 days. Great months are 3-6 days.
PHL is a great deal in the off season but the kicker is that PHL has turns and two day trips. Except for one two day trip out of JFK, that rarely goes to reserve, the other flying is all 3-4 day trips. So excluding PHL if you wake up on the morning of your 3rd to last day on call, and you don't have a trip, there's huge probability that you're off for the next three days because there are no regular trips you can fly. Rescue trips, ferry, maintenance, etc can tag you but those are low probability events.