Reserve Life - IAD
03-12-2019, 07:21 AM
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Reserve Life - IAD
I'm wondering what reserve life is like? How senior do you have to be to get on reserve at IAD as an FO as opposed to EWR? How often do you get the minimum 2-hour notice? I'm a little over 2 hours out from IAD and would be able to easily make a 3-4 hour notice without resorting to a crash pad.
My brother in law lives about an hour out of EWR and has offered to let me crash whenever if I need to cover reserve up there. So, options.
My brother in law lives about an hour out of EWR and has offered to let me crash whenever if I need to cover reserve up there. So, options.
03-12-2019, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JayMahon
I'm wondering what reserve life is like? How senior do you have to be to get on reserve at IAD as an FO as opposed to EWR? How often do you get the minimum 2-hour notice? I'm a little over 2 hours out from IAD and would be able to easily make a 3-4 hour notice without resorting to a crash pad.
My brother in law lives about an hour out of EWR and has offered to let me crash whenever if I need to cover reserve up there. So, options.
My brother in law lives about an hour out of EWR and has offered to let me crash whenever if I need to cover reserve up there. So, options.
03-12-2019, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Freebreakfast11
Commutair almost never uses the 2-hour callout. Its almost exclusively airport reserve
How often do these shifts result in just idle time? 10%? 50%? 80%?
03-12-2019, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by JayMahon
So when you're scheduled reserve, you've got a start/finish time where you'll be expected to be at the airport ready to grab an open flight within 30 minutes?
How often do these shifts result in just idle time? 10%? 50%? 80%?
How often do these shifts result in just idle time? 10%? 50%? 80%?
03-12-2019, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Freebreakfast11
Airport reserve means you have to be at the airport for the duration of your duty, and at the gate 15 minutes after called.
03-12-2019, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Freebreakfast11
Airport reserve means you have to be at the airport for the duration of your duty, and at the gate 15 minutes after called.
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Right, but just because you're on reserve doesn't mean you get to fly. How often do your airport reserve shifts result in just sitting around the airport?
03-12-2019, 12:16 PM
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So what are some things to do while you are sitting at the airport with nothing assigned? I'll be on reserve at EWR for (I'm guessing) 2-3 months when I finish class, commuting from SYR, and have been thinking what books I might want to consider buying for my reserve airport reading list....
03-12-2019, 12:30 PM
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So what are some things to do while you are sitting at the airport with nothing assigned? I'll be on reserve at EWR for (I'm guessing) 2-3 months when I finish class, commuting from SYR, and have been thinking what books I might want to consider buying for my reserve airport reading list....
03-13-2019, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Chemtrail1
So what are some things to do while you are sitting at the airport with nothing assigned? I'll be on reserve at EWR for (I'm guessing) 2-3 months when I finish class, commuting from SYR, and have been thinking what books I might want to consider buying for my reserve airport reading list....
When I started I got a kindle and a library card. I can get most of the stuff I want for free and it does not take up much space.
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