Originally Posted by
KodiakRS
I'm guessing you haven't spent a lot of time on reserve.
Letter 13-13 doesn't offer a lot of protections for the pilot the flying has been appropriated from. There are several ways a pilot can get screwed under B.2.b with nothing they can do about it. And let's not pretend like preventing appropriation by signing yourself up for more abuse on the turnback list is a viable option for a lot of guys.
Reserve is bad enough here already. There's no need for us to make it harder on our fellow pilots just because you're looking for a few extra hours of pay or flight time.
I spent 3 years on reserve. 4-5hr day trip assigned to a reserve? I don’t see too many situations where appropriating that is going to harm the reserve pilot. If I’m on reserve I’d rather my fellow pilot pick it up for OT and get the 150%.