Originally Posted by
phl08
Thanks for the insight. What happens in a scenario where you're freshly minted out of training and based at one airport on reserve, but you live more than 2 hours commuting distance to that airport? Do you need to commute to that base and find a crashpad and potentially not even fly? Or how do they determine if you are on a 2 hour or 12 hour clock to get to the airport in that kind of situation?
I don’t think any airlines go out of their way to determine how far of a drive all their reserve pilots are from said bases, though I could be wrong on that. I do know at my carrier that they will determine how far out you are if you’re applying for the commuter hotel benefits. So people can’t cheat the system. But if you’re worried about not being close enough or just outside of that 2 hour drive ‘window’ from a base near you that you’re assigned, it would be best if you moved a little closer. Or you could get a crashpad or hotel and be very close. Sucks in that you won’t be at home much, but you don’t wanna be the pilot that can’t report to an assignment on time. Not a good look. Exactly how far out of the window are you for say 2 hour call out?