Originally Posted by
whatdidATCsay
Hm didnt realize there was a bid selection for Short and Long. Where im at we only bid for reserve days off and scheduling assigns scr seemingly at random. So for someone that has (under good traffic circumstances) a 2 hour drive to PHL, how many times a month would it be likely that I drive to PHL and end up not being used for short call? Thats kind of the biggest concern for me.
If you have a 2 hour drive to PHL, I wouldn't drive to PHL without being called. Just drive fast. Or hang out at a coffee shop 20 mins down I-95. To take a sampling, looking at today's reserve numbers of PHL FO's, both long-calls were used and 2 out of 3 short-calls were used (one redeye reserve short call guy isn't on call yet). 3 out of 4 of those trips were just day turns, with one being a 3-day pairing. If you want to fly, you can mark yourself as such with crew scheduling, but I recommend not doing that and working on your days off instead to make more money.....especially if you can sit reserve at home and have some semblance of a life.