Originally Posted by
ripn6
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?
Well from my perspective as a DAL-S guy who has been on the line/reserve bubble for over a year now, since GS pay went to 2X pay the senior line holders get 95% of all greenslips. Since they do inverse assignments in reverse seniority order, they go to the junior reserve guys. So if you are anywhere between 55-85% in category, you kinda get left out of all the money makers.
I put in a blanket greenslip request for the entire month with no trip preferences. I've seen two this year and both were for reports in under 2 hours and didn't pay very much. Basically stuff that guys senior to me didn't want so it got down to me. No IA calls got far enough up the list to get to me. I make more money bidding a line and white slipping good paying easy trips when they show up. If the reserve numbers are really low, I'll pull the WS and hope for a GS which usually doesn't happen.