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Old 08-22-2010 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by XForces
Can anyone from Eagle chime in on their life on reserves? Thanks.
-75 hrs min guarantee
-11 days off, at least 2 days in a row per block of off days
-Reserve lines are published in monthly bids with specific days off, so you can find a reserve line that has days off that you want. Airport Standby lines are also published the same way.

-We have a reserve proffering system where you can put in a bid each day for the next day assignments, requesting a specific open flight sequence, specific RAP, or specific Airport Standby shift. Next day assignments are published by 1700 Central time, and must be confirmed by each reserve pilot through a telephone system. Awards go in seniority order, Most senior pilot gets what they want and most junior gets whats left (usually the early morning standby shift!)

-15hr RAPs (Reserve Availability Period), extendable to 16hrs. 2hr callout from receiving the call to signing in at the crew lounge. Callouts go in reverse seniority order. Most junior pilot on RAP gets called first. You can proffer for a RAP that starts at either 4am or 10am. Sched can assign a custom RAP if you arent legal to start at 4am or 10am.

-Airport Standby is an 8hr shift. Most bases have 2 daily shifts (ex: 6am-2pm, 1-8pm) and some bigger bases like DFW/ORD have 3 daily shifts. Scheduling can call you from a RAP at home and make you come in and sit a custom built 8hr Airport Standby shift. Scheduling cannot make you sit Airport Standby after finishing a flight assignment. Standby is credited at 3.9hrs for calculating flight time, the 8hr shift counts towards duty time.

-10hrs off in base between flight sequences, must request this from scheduling

-They recently created an option for reserve pilots to put themselves on lists for requesting more flying (for pilots who would rather have an overnight than be in a crashpad) or pilots who want less flying (live locally and dont want as much flying). I dont know how much they use these lists, since it has been a while since I have been on Reserve.

-Reserve pilots can request to swap days within their schedule through a computer entry subject to staffing limitations. If you are working on the 5th, but off on the 10th, you can try to swap so you are off on the 5th and working on the 10th. You can also swap with other reserve pilots, not subject to denial by scheduling.

-Reserve pilots can pick up open time on scheduled days off that goes on top of the 75hr guarantee

-Deadhead pay 75%

I am sure I am missing some stuff, but there will be some other Eaglets who chime in with more details.
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