Originally Posted by
Verdell
It isn't just about staffing. Some REG pilots just want to drop as much of their schedule as they can, and pickup "good stuff" (i.e. broken trips.) Those bid-package dropped trips that never get picked up go to RSV. The RSV staffing formula for trip drops make this possible.
It's not just about sick calls or IROPS. Sure staffing matters, but if REG pilots are all dropping to the the maximum extent possible, the RSV pilots will get used.
Ya, it's one of the reasons I'm going back to a line for the summer. Way too much stuff getting dropped (I'll be doing the same) and I mostly don't care to fly bid back trips. If they would just build trips worth keeping, so many wouldn't get dropped into open time lol. At least in my category, I don't know why they even build 5 day trips (or at all...we're the only Legacy that builds them domestically), they all seem to just get sicked out of and end up getting flown by reserves. I can't imagine why no one wants to fly that 16+ leg 5-day lol. I know that some commuters say they love them, but I wonder what the % of them that actually get flown by the bidder. One just dropped into open time this morning on a sick call, as did one yesterday....and a few days before.