Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
It is called reserve roulette and it is something you do not play. Period.
If you are on probation and cannot make a LC or SC trip because you are at home and unable to get to your base, I can almost guarantee you that it will lead to termination. They have had too many instances of pilots trying to game the system, which resulted in GS being handed out when a reserve way by PWA definition available.
Just spend the few hundred bucks a month and save yourself the stress. Plenty of good food joints and sights to scope out while sitting reserve in almost every base we have.
Agree with ACL here. It's a ticket to the big show, and you don't want to pooch it up.
If you don't want to spend the money, MSP, and DTW have a multitude of commuting options, and have better access to the west coast.
Nu