Originally Posted by
Voski
Thanks for sharing. Did RAP in base let you maximize your opportunities to get tagged with an actual flight?
Any ORD 145 or 175 FOs able to talk about their flying hours in base on reserve and/or with a line?
I proffered for every fight that came up. And i tried to get open time as much as possible.
Living in base has nothing to do with getting more flying, just that it's not as annoying to be on reserve if you don't have to commute in on your days off and sit at a hotel or crash-pad all day.
I used reserve days to do things like housework, exercise, spend time with family or just hang out at home etc. Thats way better than sitting in a hotel or crash pad all day for 4 days and not flying.
reserve is a rollercoaster of flying a bunch or not at all. It can vary a lot.