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Old 02-20-2020 | 08:42 AM
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CrewDog98
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Originally Posted by Neptune
Is it pretty much the same story with Opentime trips? Are junior guys able to pick anything up above their reserve guarantee?
Super junior guy here. Short answer, yes. Long answer, depends on the flying and the jet.

Guppy: Lots of open time (so far).
75x: Less so (apparently, truth in advertising, I’m a SFO Guppy guy).

First month of reserve I watched the aggressive pickup board closely and jumped on any trip that looked like it would work out; tons of open time that month so I logged about 83 hours. Could have done more but my socks were getting gross and I like going home early on my last day.

None of it was premium but as a commuter a trip gives you: Per Diem, a hotel vs the top bunk in a crash pad, and if you wangle it right, some control on your schedule the last day. So if you are commuting to reserve, there are some tangible benefits to aggressive pickup even if you are looking at a guarantee month.

As always YMMV
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