Originally Posted by Bat Guano

You're an outlier. While it's GREAT that you are in a spot that you like, there are over 12K guys at this airline. MOST of them do not want to be 13-year guppy FO's. Your big secret isn't a big secret. It's certainly not mine and not most of the guys I fly with. And I'm not even on reserve. But I've been there. A lot.

The ​​​​​​Reserve section of the UA contract needs work. But, we shat that opportunity in exchange for some quick cash. That opportunity is now likely lost for much of the next decade. We have but one place to go and that is south.

With 23 years I am back on Reserve in April. And certainly not by choice.

Airline pilots are the most myopic people on the planet.