Reserve at Delta
#11
I sat reserve for about 5 months last year. Not once did I ever actually get activated for SC without subsequently having a trip placed on my schedule a few hours later. So my experience is that Short Call is not that common. Once we’re properly staffed I’m sure it will become more common, but given the fever pitch of operations and it not even being summer yet I’d say the chances of sitting a bunch of Short Call is pretty low on the narrowbody fleets.
#12
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Joined APC: Jul 2010
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I sat reserve for about 5 months last year. Not once did I ever actually get activated for SC without subsequently having a trip placed on my schedule a few hours later. So my experience is that Short Call is not that common. Once we’re properly staffed I’m sure it will become more common, but given the fever pitch of operations and it not even being summer yet I’d say the chances of sitting a bunch of Short Call is pretty low on the narrowbody fleets.
#13
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
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#14
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Joined APC: May 2010
Posts: 310
People are also conflating the old contract SC usage with the new contract. My experience is I'm already used on the vast majority of SC assignments I have received. Going forward I expect more SC per month and more usage while on SC because of the 18 hour call out. Plus day 1 is still a possible 10am show at the earliest with the only change being an extra 3 hours notice of that 10am-6pm report on day 1.
I've generally said for many categories here you are on SC unless you are on LC even if the book answer is the other way around. Adding 1 hour of pay for an unused SC is pretty cheap if it will save potential GS or the airport standby assignments. They extra hour of pay is great, but if it forces a reserve to need a hotel then it's a wash.
#15
I have been a bottomfeeder reserve guy at Delta since I was hired. Barring a few months post mil leave where I was bidding at 30%ish while NQAT, I've never flown past 70%ish in any category. I was 90%+ as an ERB for years, and now 88%ish as a 320A
I have never done a 0300 short call, ever. Not once.
I have never done a 0300 short call, ever. Not once.
#16
Roll’n Thunder
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: Pilot
Posts: 3,540
I have been a bottomfeeder reserve guy at Delta since I was hired. Barring a few months post mil leave where I was bidding at 30%ish while NQAT, I've never flown past 70%ish in any category. I was 90%+ as an ERB for years, and now 88%ish as a 320A
I have never done a 0300 short call, ever. Not once.
I have never done a 0300 short call, ever. Not once.
#20
I sat reserve for about 5 months last year. Not once did I ever actually get activated for SC without subsequently having a trip placed on my schedule a few hours later. So my experience is that Short Call is not that common. Once we’re properly staffed I’m sure it will become more common, but given the fever pitch of operations and it not even being summer yet I’d say the chances of sitting a bunch of Short Call is pretty low on the narrowbody fleets.
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