Originally Posted by
TOGALOCK
What is it about UAL reserve rules that make it particularly undesirable? Commuting to reserve is no fun anywhere, but this forum makes UAL reserve to come across as particularly miserable.
I’ve have purposely bid RSV at United as a junior narrowbody FO, senior narrowbody FO, and junior 756 FO during the “slow” months of the year. That has allowed me to be home with my family and to be with our kids more than most pilots and easily more than most other careers. Yes, I’ve been rolled and yes it’s sucked at times but overall if you want to be home with the family it can be done. Compared to my peers that I was hired with I would say I’ve been home at least 50%-75% more than most of them.
So, YES RSV rules definitely need improvement and you could definitely get screwed, but having a good quality of life is doable *as long as you understand the rules!
BTW I live in base. No way I purposely commute to RSV under any current RSV system among the majors!