Originally Posted by
vprMatrix
Yep. I think each SC should be paid out at 1 hr each in addition to whatever your credit or guarantee ends up being, but it would be acceptable to just increase the guarantee by 1 hr for each SC.
Of course change the guarantee to 75 hours and that would also work but I kind of like the idea of getting paid for the SCs.
As others have stated if you want SC you should be able to bid for it. If SCs paid 1 hr there would be plenty of people trying to get SC and for those that want to stay on LC you would be more likely to get it.
I also agree with your statement that once a RES pilot is assigned a trip they should be protected against cancellation. And while were on the subject, Leg-by-Leg cancellation is a must in the next PWA. The lack of this has cost me 4+ hours in the last two months.
I don't think the problem is people trying to avoid short calls. The problem is scheduling giving them out on the first and last days on reserve with disregard to the pilots who actually want it.. Personally, I cannot sit at home on long call. If I get long call my first day, I can sit at home until the last flight of the day on my first day on (it's never happened). My first flight of the day arrives at about 11 am. Once I'm in base, I request short call every single day usually to no avail. It's frustrating. I usually hope for a short call of 9 am or later my first day. It rarely happens. Last week I was given a short call my first day of 0830 am. I feel like they're always out to get me even though I know they're not. I say make short call your first day on optional.