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How does that min credit affect combined with RIG actually affect your pay? For example, at UAL, the only fleet @ EWR that averaged less than 5:15 on any trip type in Jan was the 756 5-day pairings which averaged 5:14. Every other fleet had higher min credit. The 320 even had 5:26 for it's 4 day pairings.
Yes, reserves at United can be used for the sim. I'd like to see the last time that this went to a non-volunteer DEN local, though, if not to a PI reserve. It's easy money for a lineholder in DEN to pickup. This isn't something being shoved down some FL commuter's throat. When I was on reserve years ago, as a commuter, I much preferred FSB over SC, which is a pretty common preference. At the airport for 4 hours vs being on the hook in a crash pad for 10. No thanks.
Our vacancies going unfilled has more to do with the change in relative seniority and downgrade of control vs the payoff. Maybe at AA vacation & specific days off isn't based on relative seniority, but at United it is.
Honestly, I never thought I’d find myself having to explain why higher ACD is better, why airport standby is worse than SC/LC at home or Crashpad, or why using reserve pilots for training seat fills is a massive windfall for the company, but here I am. I’ll pass on this debate if that’s ok with you. I just don’t have the energy for this next level delusion.