Originally Posted by
SrfNFly227
Ready reserve, up to 9 hours a day, call out is to be at the gate pretty much as soon as possible. Ready reserve pays 3.75 hours per day and you do not get per diem.
Actually, there is NO PAY FOR READY RESERVE. Sure, it's 3.75 a day if you look at 75 hour guarantee, but it pays no more than a home reserve day you don't get used.....which are VERY few and far between. If you're at 76 hours for the month, and your last day of the month is RR, you get 76 hours. No more. I've actually had an instance where I was over guarantee for the month with a trip on my last day that would put me further over guarantee. They swapped me with the RR the next day who happened to be under guarantee. Normally, I'd say they weren't smart enough to figure that out, but someone was apparently paying attention that month. So, he flew the trip for no additional money out of the company's pocket, and I got a 9 hour airport appreciation sit for no extra money IN my pocket.
I'm desperately hoping for some sort of min day or trip/duty rig on the next TA as that's one of the big issues for me. Sitting at the airport for 9 hours is bad enough. Doing it for free (or at a loss since we don't even get per diem to cover the overpriced airport food) is a slap in the face. I can't think of any other regional that doesn't pay guys for sitting ready reserve.