Originally Posted by
worstpilotever
Another limitation is we cannot bid more than 6 days of reserve in a row. My understanding is this is allowed at delta. Not sure how you handle duty time limits, but apparently you have figured it out while we have not.
Originally Posted by
Gone Flying
For the most part, We can bid as many days in a row as our seniority allows. If we exceed a 30/7 limit we are placed into rest by CS. Honestly this is a great deal if you don’t mind longer stretches of work. The company gets extra flexibility and we get another day or 2 off for rest if we bid that way.
Originally Posted by
worstpilotever
So you end having rest days on what were reserve days? And they don’t add more reserve days? That’s a good set up. Can they roll days off like they can for us?
Talking to a buddy at JB, they have a mechanism in place that allows them to bid more than 6 reserve days in a row up to all their reserve days in a row. And if a pilot is on long call reserve the 30 hours free from duty can end up being 44 hours free from release due to the 30 hours then their 14 hours callout. Can't have extras days added.
Originally Posted by
tripled
Sometimes our ‘rest’ day is a 30-hour layover in an undesirable location
I inquired about this. According to my buddy, a line holder can have the 30 hours on a layover if max consecutive duty days were waived. For a reserve pilot, the 30 hours has to happen in domicile.