Originally Posted by
BKbigfish
They won’t (other than MFV). I’m assuming this was rhetorical and posted to make a point. The inability to drop for reserves is frustrating but was apparently a concession the majority of the group was willing to make. As much as I am disappointed in the loss of the ability of reserves to drop days, I still feel like reserve here is extremely tolerable if not desireable. We continue to have plenty of senior guys bidding reserve. I realize that we have yet to see PBS implementation and the total loss of the ability for reserves to drop, but I would bet a large sum of money that the senior guys bidding reserve now will continue to bid reserve under PBS. Let’s put it this way... if I lived in base I would most likely bid reserve every month here for the rest of my career.
So you see the point. Now how does a senior guy on rsv with the inability to use float vacation get his balance to 28hrs to roll over to the next year? If you cannot get it to 28 you either lose anything you have left above 28hrs or you are forced to take a payout at straight pay for all of it and you get to roll zero. So if you want to use float you have to know to bid a line ahead of time for that month which defeats the purpose of float (short notice). If you’re not senior enough to hold a line you’re screwed. And there will be situations in certain bases and seats where pilots could have the longevity to have substantial vacation banks but not the seniority to bid off rsv and utilize their vacation efficiently through float. Thus forcing a straight pay payout in November and rolling zero or losing any balance over 28 to roll. Also the forcing of using GFDs more often which don’t pay premium either.