Originally Posted by
rorwizard
actually ready reserve times are not set and often vary. I've never had it start/end on a 25th minute, usaually on the hour, sometimes on the half hour but here is the different periods I have sat:
AM: 5-1, 6-2, 7-3
PM: 1-9, 2-10, 3-11
Also I've had all of these start/end on the 1/2 hour after the hour listed above
It all depends on what they need. Also I've never broken 10 hours on straight reserve.
Flylow is probably sitting in DTW. They have the AM show an hour before the first MEM deadhead departure so if they end up short there they can send us there. DTW has been overstaffed and MEM understaffed on the 900 all year. SO in order to give themselves an extra body for MEM they put DTW ready reserves on 3+hours before the first actual departure so they can deadhead you to MEM if needed since the next flight after the 6:25ish is at about noon to MEM out of DTW.