Originally Posted by The Cavalier (Post 1127257)

A line holder could still take the trip up until a certain number of hours. The trip didn't disappear it just showed as being assigned but still available.

I agree with Superpilot that the Cal system was better with regard to usability and it was "realtime." Where we disagree is in the fact that their work rule integration stinks so I'm not sure what he's raving about. We already have the ability for a reserve to pickup a trip...it's called a YS and when used properly it gives reserves like myself a lot of control.

I fear that we can tinker with our reserve system to the point where we ruin what is actually a pretty pilot friendly system. Proceed with caution.

Originally Posted by MoonShot (Post 1126379)

What do you feel the buckets should be set at then? I feel that 80 is reasonable. Much lower than that, and it creates too many buckets and seniority is devalued (especially in summer when we are flying more). Don't forget, we are getting 5 points for each short call too.

There will be quite a difference between categories too. The bigger category you are in, I predict, the more you will be able to exercise seniority. In a small category, there just aren't going to be enough bodies to populate each day of availability, bucket etc...

We will see how it plays out, but I think that a bucket of 80 is reasonable.

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 1127359)

Only way around it is to deviate. Offline DH's are always a 90 minute check in.

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1127365)

I had the same thing... I just called them and told them I was going to be there about an hour or 45 minutes prior. They didn't mind.

Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 1127369)

The scheduler is correct. 90 miutes is contractual. (23.A.33.a.3)
He can't change it.

What you can do is just call them a half hour or so before scheduled report and tell them you are enroute and will be there 30 minutes late. They don't really care as long as you call and keep their alarms from going off. Just be sure you make it in time to get your boarding pass and make pushback. Not a problem with a Comair flight but you might need that 90 minutes for some off-line deadheads on some non-Delta outfit. That's why its in the contract that way.

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1127409)

Do away with buckets.. period. Then you have totally restored seniority to reserve. Company's problem. Not ours to ensure manning is proper to cover the flying with pilots that operate in a seniority based system.

Originally Posted by Superpilot92 (Post 1127386)

the point is its only open for reserves during the pick up window which is just before the schedulers are going to assign the following days assignments. line holders would be able to before that, this just gives reserves a chance to manage things before the schedulers did it. the pick up window was only from like 8-9am and only good to pick up stuff for the following day no further.

Originally Posted by Jesse (Post 1127432)

A bit of an oxymoron: cover flying...with (senior) pilots that don't fly. :D

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1127441)

And your problem would be....?

Originally Posted by Superpilot92 (Post 1127386)

the point is its only open for reserves during the pick up window which is just before the schedulers are going to assign the following days assignments. line holders would be able to before that, this just gives reserves a chance to manage things before the schedulers did it. the pick up window was only from like 8-9am and only good to pick up stuff for the following day no further.

Originally Posted by Superpilot92 (Post 1127182)

.....hour a day that reserves could go into the open time window the day prior (before scheduling started handing out assignments) and select what they wanted. this enabled us to have more control over being on reserve instead of our system of waiting on the hammer to fall....:rolleyes: