I have been on reserve since late November. I flew a lot in December, but since then I have flown a 3 leg 2 day, an ORD turn, and a local with a deadhead back (captain took the leg). Thats 2 flying legs in 52 days. I'm not trying to complain but every time I jump in the cockpit I try to move the seat over on the j-track, hit the ptt on the instrument panel, or try to say "Waterski" on the radio (a habit that was beat out of me in sim... literally).

How many other pilots out there are sitting around and not flying? The thing is there is not a lot of flying to go around right now and with the talks of the Delta merger I wonder if I will ever get off reserve. Any thoughts? Am I just being paranoid? Will everything come to a frenzy in the summer like last year and suck up all of the reserves? How does this year's pre-summer staffing compare to last year?

Also... Whats with the ETOPS stuff in the latest qtb?