Originally Posted by
Joeschmo
On reserve, with 6 hard days off a month, should I expect to fly up to 73 hours? Or is the hour limit a formula concerning average line values (I.e., ALV -2)? If I fly off reserve and meet this limit, am I “untouchable” for the rest of the month?
Essentially, I’d like to gauge how many days a month I’ll be on call vs on the road.
Expect maybe 2-4 unused long call days randomly throughout the month. The rest of the time you’ll be flying, FSB or short call.
UAL likes to keep its reserve rules bad to reserve pilots pick up open time for free to give themselves more schedule control. Folks who Aggressive pickup regularly say they get 16 days off.