You were always released at 1800 on the last day of reserve no matter if the first day off was golden or not. Like it's been said, it's almost never a factor at DAL anyway, but something to look at in the future.

I live in base and never bid for long call under the NWA system. They usually went out first. We could preference what time we wanted our SC time to begin, and 7 a.m. worked great for me, but it was 15 hrs. long (12 is better). Overall, I like the DAL reserve system better, except for the RAW score system (couldn't we just see what our credit hrs. are?) and the green slips being no credit.

I'm trying to decide if it would be better to bid a line or sit reserve during the busy months to maximize green slip pay. I would think that you may be able to make more money with a line, but would have less time off because you don't get the day back. If they are really short, maybe waiting for an inverse assignment would be the most profitable considering it's pay and credit for reserves. What do you DAL-S pilots think?