See, I don’t bid reserve because I don’t even understand what you’re getting at here. As a permanent line bidder, I don’t even know where to begin to figure it out.

If I were to understand it, I’d certainly bid reserve more. But absent a WELL-known and vetted one-stop-shop (*in writing*) for these strategies (similar to the summer survival guide type of document), I’m not going to absorb this stuff through osmosis by flying with reserve pilots.

I imagine I’m not alone feeling the way I do, and this is why so many avoid reserve, even in base. While it may come easy to a few just by reading the SRH and 23 S, for most people it understandably needs to be spelled out more. I’d love to bid reserve and minimize being used. I just don’t know how.