fdx727pilot

Then you really screwed yourself by bidding Reserve. As mentioned, you will have to sit at least 9 days of reserve, and in the unlikely event futures converts you to a secondary line, you will probably get last choice of any available trips.

Reserve with vacation normally is great for maximizing your days off, but not if you don't want to do any reserve. Also, nowadays, at least on the 72, bidding a line with vacation seems to work better, as for Aug, we have lines with a BLG of 78 Hr that only work 13 days out of 35, but get bought up to 85. Bid one of those, conflict 48 hrs for vacation and only work 5 days. Obviously, I can't vouch for the big jets.