Accepting all the VLOA comes at a cost with flying currency. They didn’t think through how the 3 landings in 90 days was going to play in with VLOA. People going in and out of currency. Junior pilots not getting any flying on reserve while senior guys still hitting 90 credits during the pandemic. I know 3 dudes still bringing in over 90 credits. Reserve language stays the same, the junior guys get hit the hardest.
Reserves can’t take open time unless it’s during an incentive period. Never break guarantee and next to no per diem.
Guys who are getting 60 credit hour lines right now, still get paid 76 credits, and add that the open time on top of the 76 credits. So a guy who has a line of 60 hours, starts at a baseline of 76 Credits with 18 days off. This line holder picks up an 18 hr trip 3 day trip because their 60 hr line has 18 days off. They are now at 94 credits, with 15 days off.
This is happening right now in the month of August.
It’s a win win for the senior guys right now. Junior pilots on reserve are suffering.