As a reserve for life guy, I can confirm my pay has been fine regardless of which code is used. I suppose it depends on who adjusts your schedule as to which code you get. This month it’s TL. Earlier in the summer it was 7D. Go figure!

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Sorry if posted but can I pick up reserve flying in another city via the daily proffer, assuming the trip lines up with my RSV block? If so how do I get there and back? Also can I pick up OT in another city? Do they give me a commuter hotel if it gets back later than last flight home?

No you can’t do that. You can only proffer for trips in your domicile.

You can request to pick up out of base trips as OT in your days off using an RF form for reserve pilots. You are responsible to get to the sequence yourself. You can request to use a commuter hotel, but it counts towards your 4 commuter hotel for the month.

With respect to proffering for an out of base trip on reserve it's a hard no. However when you are commuting in it never hurts to call CS and say do you need anyone anywhere I'm here in xxxx city. If the need you then they will use you. Pretty much the only time they will bend the rules if they are in a bind. Sometimes it helps you and sometimes it hurts.

The contract gives CS a lot of flexibility when it comes to turnbacks, if you're on the turnback list. In my case, I was about to deadhead back to base from another domicile, hit them up and got an open Miami trip, noshowed the deadhead back to base on my last day (w/ CS concurrence) and went home.

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What’s going on with the new language. I heard it’s all written but they aren’t doing anything with it?! Can we expect it come the new year?

Someone said several pages back the company has it for review but the union doesn't believe they're even looking at it.

This could be such a nice place but it seems like our management just doesn't like us.

Great question for your rep. Give him a shout. Between this forum and guys talking on the line, there are a few different stories as to what's going on with the language. Some say it's almost a done deal, some say it's dead. I'd reach out directly to a rep or the NC if you want an accurate answer.

Like they will honestly answer that question.

This is the problem with all the rumors, our own union sucks at communication hence all the hearsay and rumors.

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