Originally Posted by PotatoChip

My experience is in the 320, but it’s relative.
Reserve is either short call or long call. SCR is a 2:30 hour call out (2:45 to LGA), LCR is 14 hours.
You have a lot of flexibility in scheduling your reserve days. SCR has 14 days off, LCR has 13. You can pref bid specific days, weekends, blocks, and waive the amount of days on in a row to be above six (contractual limit) if you wish. My experience has been very good with regards to bidding and receiving what I wished. For instance, the last two months in a row I’ve had the entire first week of the month off. I specifically ask for that. However, I’ll then work 5/2/5/3 or something.

With regards to call outs, the Daily Reserve Outlook (DRO) happens every day at 0800, at which time they assign trips to reserves in a contractual order for the next day (basically IOE, LCR, SCR with same number of day’s available as the trip). If you are SCR and do not get assigned a trip, you will be assigned an RAP, starting in one of four silos you can bid from daily. For instance I recently had 1200-2200. During those times, if you are going to get a trip, expect it to be a minimum call out. I’ve seen trips sit there for hours that could have been assigned early, but they prefer to wait until the last minute. In August - September I had six call outs that were 2.5 hours (or less because they try and get you to rush in early).

Hope that helps.