Originally Posted by
sailingfun
System wide the last tally I saw showed the average reserve pilot sitting 2.8 shortcalls per month.
That statistic does not explain much. Some categories don't see many short calls because they are already assigned the day before they hit reserve. Short calls are mostly covered by White and Green slips.
PBS reserve really changed the game. It's brutal with up to 11 days of availability (carry in months).