Originally Posted by
SEDPA
Can anyone shed some light on how often you are used ( i.e. out of #XX days on reserve, called to fly #XX days) per month while on reserve at EWR ... broken down by long vs short and 73 vs 75/76 ... I know why one is used while on reserve varies greatly (very much tied to Wx??) ... thanks.
I spent 3 mo's on reserve and was actually not used very much. Seeing as I wanted to fly to the max extent, I was very aggressive with the "aggressive" pick up window - so to speak! I would try and get as many trips as possible...just to get comfortable with the airplane and working at CAL as I knew I was going on mil leave in the near future. But if you don't aggresively pick up trips, I'd imagine (especially during the winter timeframe) you won't be used all that often.