Originally Posted by
flensr
For a new guy trying to pick up extra, one of the biggest barriers is hitting maximum block limits because future reserve periods are counted as 6 hours block per day, and a reserve block usually gets you 96 TFP for the month up front.
Good info...one thing, reserve future block liability is 5 hours per day for blocks 3 days or less, 4 hours per day for blocks 4 days or more. If it's the beginning of the month and you have mostly 3 day blocks, picking up can be an issue.
Also, you can bid straight, but I'm seeing lots of straight bids by senior FOs on stuff that would never go straight a before last fall, especially on weekdays when jr FOs will have days off. I wouldn't count on any open time as a new hire during the off-peak season until the imbalance of Capt/FO is corrected. That way you won't be disappointed.
Good news is that a typical reserve pilot makes 10-20 tfp over their line value if they choose to fly.