CLT short-call reserve from Greenville, SC?
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CLT short-call reserve from Greenville, SC?
Does anyone sit A-320 short-call reserve from Greenville, SC? (I searched previous threads but didn't find much.) Any insight is appreciated. Feel free to pm me if preferred. Thanks!
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If someone tries to pin you down on a 2 hour notification to sign in time, they're full of sheet. I haven't heard any discussion of what the trip wire is, but 4+ will get your reserve buddies ****ed at you for covering your trips, while nobody would (or should cry) if it takes 2 hours to get there.
A little gray area, hope this helps.
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There are plenty of bases where average pilot living is 2+ hours from base and pilots sit SC there(Try driving to LAX from anywhere in less than 2 hours). If you are 1+45 in Greenville you will be fine. In fact, I've heard of Captains living on the north side of Atlanta and doing SC in CLT.
#4
Quickest route on google maps shows roughly a 1 hour 38 minute drive. Add in a 30 min buffer and that puts you just over 2 hours. Our contract does not specify a specific time to report to the aircraft while on short call. As the above poster mentioned, just have your uniform and bags packed/ready to go and you should have no problem.
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1+38 hr (+/-) drive? Absolutely. Don't sweat it. Personally I'd be ready to go with gas, bag ready, shaved, etc, but other wise I'd relax. Golf or tennis? I'd play on the CLT side and town and I'd bring a towel with me to shower at the facility before heading to work. It's actually a great combo "I'm on call so I'm going golfing." If CS calls figure out how many holes you can continue to play before having to drive to the airport.
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Our crap union could agree to a 1:30 report time and you'd be screwed.
(I never cease to be amazed by the new and entertaining ways our garbage union sees fit to give away more and more-despite the profits.)
#10
I'm a Delta bubba and wish I could sit SC from GSP, but unfortunately it's just outside of our window. That being said it's a great area to live but the secret is out. And it's getting crowded. If you're single or DINKs look towards downtown. With kiddos look towards Simpsonville, Mauldin or Greer. If I may ask, what brings you to Gville?
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