Originally Posted by
CJDriver7
Thanks for all the awesome replies, really helps explain how things work and the QOL aspect compared to my current employer. Does anyone have a general idea of what competitive times are? I’m near 3000 TT, 2000 Turbine and a couple hundred TPIC. Nothing special, no 121 but I’ve heard of some of my peers making the jump so figured I can’t be that far off. Also, when you’re on reserve, is it kinda like sitting standby at the FBO or are you just sitting in a hotel or your house? Once again, thanks for the info everyone, this insight is really helping me with the decision.
I can only speak for SWA, but reserve is usually from home if you live in base. Its a 2 hour callout to report time. 3 hours to wheels up. If you commute to reserve, you'll most likely have a trip on your schedule before you get to base. If you drive to base, then you can sit reserve from home. Or where ever you want. We DO NOT do airport standby. You either have a trip or youre free to do what you want as long as you can make a 2 hour call out.