Originally Posted by
iaflyer
Although I though Johnso29 response a bit short, I agree. All that will happen is that senior pilots will bid the long call and the junior ones will end up on SC.
I just don't think it's fair to the junior people. I mean really - like 1/3 of the reserve pilots seem to be on SC each day. You're putting the bottom 1/3 of the reserve list on permanent short call. That kind of reserve is impossible to commute to.
Why assume senior people would not bid it? I can sit SC from home. I'm less likely to be used for a flight in Open Time tomorrow if I'm on SC, therefore my burden would be to be ready more, but to fly less, for more money.
Second, ther is nothing unfair about the junior pilots getting more difficult duty. If 1/3 can't commute to reserve, but 2/3 can, then you have an improvement over a system where none of the reserve pilots can cit long call at home, because SC are mixed in, in such a way that
noone benefits. What's unfair to the junior 1/3 of Reserves is, even when they graduate to the top 2/3, life doesn't improve.
I think the idea has merit. Anything that creates subdivisions in the reserve system, for the benefit of using one's seniority, is a plus.