Originally Posted by
skyhawk677
I am a part 135 cargo pilot working 5 nights a week and back at home each day and weekends. I am thinking of going the part 121 regional pilot route. My question is, what kind of time do you get off when your on reserve? 10-12 days off a month seems to be the normal answer, but are these days off consecutive, and do you know an advance when they will be? I ask because I am wondering if it is possible to jumpseat home on a regular basis when on reserve for a regional airline.
Reserve sucks! At ASA you get 11 days off/mo. Two sets of 3 "Golden Days". These are days that are unchangeable. The rest are hit and miss. The company owns you outside of your golden days. Home each day and weekends off hu? You might consider staying for a while IMHO as the regionals are stagnant and you would likely be on reserve for a long time. Or you could get lucky and hit it at a good time and things could start moving again. If you do go 121 and end up on reserve, you need to be sure and get the number for the suicide hotline programmed into your speed dial. You'll need it after the first year or so.