In my experience, picking up flying while having a reserve schedule isn’t as hard as people make it out to be. You just have to really understand part 117 and watch the open time board like a hawk. You also have to be able and willing to pick up trips out of other bases.

You can also request to just flat out drop your reserve days and pick up things from OT and/or the trade board.

I want to maintain *some* level of anonymity. I have been on reserve for a “few” months and have blocked over 90 hours for all of them.