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HiFly5
I have a different question on credit.
At my current shop, I am able to credit 130-200 hours on a regular basis. I do have to drop down to 10 days off to do that though. Bidding about 50% FO.
in comparison, how much credit could a Junior reservist or line holder look credit if trying to push it? Is block time a limitation (100 hrs)? Max credit, min days off.
Im sure this question has been asked before, but can’t find any recent info.
Thanks!
The following really only applies to reserve, and is FWIW.:
I bid reserve by choice, and average about 10 hours of pay per day worked, with a combination of Vacation, CQ, work rule “extras”, reroute, etc, but mostly Green Slips (premium pay). This has stayed fairly consistent for me both as a very senior FO and a middle third Captain who works the system to my advantage. However, as a reserve pilot, you are somewhat at the mercy of availability of Green Slips for the majority of the “additional” pay above guarantee. These days, you might get 1, or maybe 2, in most domestic categories. You also have
very limited opportunities to pickup any extra non-premium on reserve.
I don’t think you can expect to credit 150-200 hours on
reserve here. Maybe in the middle of the Covid “recovery”, when GS#6 was not uncommon, but not now - or anytime soon.
How long you may be “stuck” on reserve is anyone’s guess, and is very category dependent. Once you can hold a line, it’s much more possible to “hustle” and approach the 130-150 hour mark, or more in some cases. Good luck.