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05-30-2015 | 09:34 PM

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pilot141

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I think that is it - they can use every R24 dude by bringing them in for a HSBY week, thus increasing their short-call reserve numbers.

05-31-2015 | 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by talon06

Been a standard way to 'utilize' the R24 folks for four days at a pop.

Haven't done R24 in a while but in the past - getting called in to sit in a hotel was just that. Never got called out to fly!

05-31-2015 | 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Overnitefr8

Just announced vacation cancellations in most seats in July. No thanks, going to visit a few national parks this summer.

I'm sure you are aware that if enough people don't voluntarily cancel their vacation...The company can involuntarily cancel yours, right?

But, you'll probably be able to hold a Christmas vacation, if they do.

06-01-2015 | 01:34 AM

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These aren't the normal hotel standbys. This is a tactic they use during peak to prevent you from dropping or trading against max OT.

95% of these hotel standbys will not get filled. Only time they get filled is when guys actually pick them up. Otherwise scheduling never assigns anyone these hotel standbys. With Fxcal closed time feature you can follow along. When it closes out, check the standby, you'll see it won't be there anymore.

06-01-2015 | 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by C17MooseDriver

Easier than putting in a bunch of airport STBYs. Cover 4 days at a time with a hotel standby, less key strokes.

06-01-2015 | 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MaxKts

Haven't done R24 in a while but in the past - getting called in to sit in a hotel was just that. Never got called out to fly!

I had several R24 periods converted to Hotel Standby ... I was assigned trips (sometimes REALLY good trips) on every one of them.

And ... as you probably know you get paid as if you were on a trip. That could be a good deal if you get to sit in your room and watch sports!

06-01-2015 | 06:21 AM

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I don't about the others but the 757 Hotel standbys in open time aren't built like trips. There is one rest period sandwiched by two duty periods. It covers two days and pays the same as two R days. So basically, you are signing up for two R days with the "bonus" of a hotel and per diem.

06-01-2015 | 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by FlyBoyd

... So basically, you are signing up for two R days with the "bonus" of a hotel and per diem.

I seem to remember them asking if I needed transportation from the hotel to the airport (they seemed ready to provide transportation if I requested it)?

So ... in the event that your airport car is one of the ~90 dead cars in the old Democrat lot, you might be able to do this without a car?

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