Originally Posted by
iaflyer
I read it - but eh. I mean, it changes the formula some, but in my category, we're very understaffed. Next month, some of the days are 16 req'd, 4 available. Most days are about 14 req'd, 7-8 available. A change in the formula isn't going to fix that, by much I think.
I looked the other day at, out of the 7 ERB categories, 5 of them had no days where they were above required reserves. Two (SEA I think) had about 20% of the days above, while NYC had about half above. We just need more pilots.
How's 'bout the other categories?
As has been pointed out here before by others the reserves required formula has nothing to do with the actual desired manning of the category for the company or the required manning per the contract. Its only purpose is to determine if pilots can swap or drop trips. The company is currently in compliance with the manning formula. They really should have renamed the reserves required to something like the swap drop matrix. It generates lots of confusion.