That welcome aboard packet from the ALPA website is how I got my info (including standby vs RAP) it is a terrific resource! I just like to ask to confirm my understanding as well as make it public knowledge for those too nervous to ask in person.

In regards to asking guys in the crew room, that’s solid advice to everyone on here reading that works here. There are a TON of guys who are willing to help, I was very surprised to receive welcoming advice and got a lot of help.


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Man, my IOE captains didn’t tell me anything about reserve proffering. Both were senior enough to probably not have been on reserve in quite a few years so it wsa probably best. Anyway, I will add these notes:

Asking in the crew room how to do something is good. BUT anytime someone in the crew rooms starts blowviating on contractual issues (and every question there seems to steer back to contractual issues), dive into the contract and verify. There’s a lot of BS that gets spread around in the crew rooms that’s simply not true, even from pilots that have been here a long time. I highly recommend getting very familiar with the reserve section of the CBA.

If you just want an easy way to proffer, get Quicktrade and read the front of the bid packet so you know the codes to enter for RAP and standby for your equipment and base. The trade features of the app will be more or less useless to you on reserve but it’s still the easiest way to proffer and keep track of the reserve list to see what everyone else is doing and also seeing what’s in open time for both the days you work (to predict what you might get assigned) or for picking up OT on your days off. You can do all this in mobilecci/FOS but Quicktrade is MUCH easier.

As someone else said, if you put a standy anywhere in your proffer, no matter the order, you will get the standy before the RAP even if you put the RAP first.

If you’re trying to fly, put yourself on the turnback list. In FOS, RF 100 VOL will instruct you how to do this.

 

...or you could just do what we did on our DECS lesson...

"oh, no-one has their DECS logins yet? Great. I guess we won't cover that then".

I think there's 2 new hire classes right now that have no idea how to use DECS.

 

lol, that's how it was two years ago, so some things dont change. Pretty sure even the company knows that Quicktrade is the best resource and most will just go use it. Those who have been around prior to it may still use decs but that is only because they had to learn it so well.

 

Really, you should make a point of learning decs. Quicktrade is awesome but it does have its limitations.

 

Absolutely true. I’d add that having basic RES knowledge is extremely helpful if you’re a commuter.

I used to list in RES on the fly way faster than the old non-rev travel planner which was better than the current stuff.

 

Wish I could find who to talk to in order to get a RES sign in


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Start with your Chief Pilot.

 

It has its upsides sure, but in this day and age it is pretty antiquated. Sure, I very occasionally use it, typically needed that Saber guide pdf to get things done, but it is pretty rare.

 

FO retention bonus checks are paid out this month, correct?