Originally Posted by
Sink r8
One more example of an item that needs to be cleaned up as the Reserve system is burnt to the ground, and rebuilt from scratch. Way too much scheduler discretion, and no consistent method for setting up SC.
As I've said before, SC needs to be a higher-paying option that we bid for, and that's assigned, in seniority order, automatically and without scheduler input. Make better availability financially rewarding, and set up "shifts" to cover regular flying. Almost like rotations we can bid for in PBS.
Couldn't agree more Sink as a now 6 month vet of reserve (after holding a line for a long time). Reserve is, at best, a crap shoot and I have no idea how the SC thing works, is supposed to work, doesn't work, etc. Some days I'm sure I'll get an SC and it doesn't happen. Other days, I'm coming off trips, have high raw, and I get the SC any way.