Reserve for Dummies
12-12-2024 | 05:12 AM
#2671
Line Holder
Joined: Sep 2014
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I didn’t say it was me, but I don’t understand the hate. Per your example, YS a Europe <18 hours. But what was in the pot for the next day? 4 day domestics? Uncommutable trips? Or maybe they just like going to Europe for 24 hours? But judge ye not lest ye be judged…..
My scheme is extremely simple. Live in base, bid reserve with strategic SC YSing, try to fly as little as possible and be perfectly content with RG and hopefully 6 SCCs on top of it as icing on the cake. I also have a blanket GS in to see if anything comes down the pipe (hasn’t for a year).
12-12-2024 | 05:14 AM
#2672
Can’t find crew pickup
Joined: Jun 2021
Posts: 3,059
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People have all sorts of schemes. Many junior ER A guys have been doing some whacky things on the pickup board the last couple years which I can never seem to figure out. More power to them. If it makes their QOL of better within the bounds of the contract have at it. That’s the great thing about this job, a niche for everyone.
My scheme is extremely simple. Live in base, bid reserve with strategic SC YSing, try to fly as little as possible and be perfectly content with RG and hopefully 6 SCCs on top of it as icing on the cake. I also have a blanket GS in to see if anything comes down the pipe (hasn’t for a year).
My scheme is extremely simple. Live in base, bid reserve with strategic SC YSing, try to fly as little as possible and be perfectly content with RG and hopefully 6 SCCs on top of it as icing on the cake. I also have a blanket GS in to see if anything comes down the pipe (hasn’t for a year).
12-12-2024 | 05:33 AM
#2673
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Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 269
Likes: 86
From: Racketeer
This strategy provides the best QOL for me. I live at the base and enjoy RES more than REG. On average RES month, I am away from home about 5-7 nights a month blocking 30-40 hours, if that.
12-12-2024 | 05:49 AM
#2674
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Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,406
Likes: 490
12-12-2024 | 05:56 AM
#2675
Has a furrowed brow
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 1,438
Likes: 250
I'm not seeing your point. Are you advocating for willfully worsening one person's schedule just so someone else gets a green slip? Good luck with that. My monthly credit varies a lot depending on juggling other life responsibilities. Yeah.. don't care if that bothers you.
12-12-2024 | 05:59 AM
#2676
Line Holder
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 269
Likes: 86
From: Racketeer
yesh to me the days away (I know I know unused LC days are not “days off”) is the most impotent factor to me. Whatever strategy has me gone the least amount of days a month at 75ish hours pay is what I want. An X day and an unused LC are effectively the same for me, at least right now with three young kids.
12-12-2024 | 06:21 AM
#2677
On Reserve
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 57
Likes: 0
It seemed you were sarcastically suggesting that accepting a WS should not be done without first checking reserve coverage.
If you're not being sarcastic, I apologize... I misread your tone. I'll lay off the caffiene.
If you're not being sarcastic, I apologize... I misread your tone. I'll lay off the caffiene.
Last edited by Crazyernie; 12-12-2024 at 06:52 AM.
12-12-2024 | 06:29 AM
#2678
New Hire
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 6
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As a local but still 2 hour drive guy, if i was to call in Non Contatable right at SC notification and then call back in "contactable" say 5 or 10 minutes before SC start would I then revert to the normal SC call out time? Essentially could I save myself from being given a trip inide of the two hours from the time of SC notifcation to the actual start?
12-12-2024 | 06:43 AM
#2679
Moderator
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 8,336
Likes: 1,343
As a local but still 2 hour drive guy, if i was to call in Non Contatable right at SC notification and then call back in "contactable" say 5 or 10 minutes before SC start would I then revert to the normal SC call out time? Essentially could I save myself from being given a trip inide of the two hours from the time of SC notifcation to the actual start?
12-12-2024 | 07:12 AM
#2680
Banned
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 874
Likes: 0
People have all sorts of schemes. Many junior ER A guys have been doing some whacky things on the pickup board the last couple years which I can never seem to figure out. More power to them. If it makes their QOL of better within the bounds of the contract have at it. That’s the great thing about this job, a niche for everyone.
My scheme is extremely simple. Live in base, bid reserve with strategic SC YSing, try to fly as little as possible and be perfectly content with RG and hopefully 6 SCCs on top of it as icing on the cake. I also have a blanket GS in to see if anything comes down the pipe (hasn’t for a year).
My scheme is extremely simple. Live in base, bid reserve with strategic SC YSing, try to fly as little as possible and be perfectly content with RG and hopefully 6 SCCs on top of it as icing on the cake. I also have a blanket GS in to see if anything comes down the pipe (hasn’t for a year).
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