Good points, thanks. I'm new at this. Anything risky about dropping and trying to pick it up myself, other than a more senior pilot coming in above me and getting it on a white slip?

Also, another thing I don't understand -- the trip continues to not drop, due to "CAPPED RESERVE DAY(S)," even though I have a white slip in for the trip, and I know another person (junior to me) does, too. Is this a pre-month feature?