That creates no 7 day conflicts. The way I describe has two 7 day conflicts and extra pay for training on days off. Also, you don't lose any days off because the two you did will be replaced by 7 day conflicts.

To me this seems like the most money scenario. I admit I don't have too much experience in this area, but it seems solid to me.

Am I missing something?

Also every one might have a different end game in mind.

 

Thanks. Good to know. I don't mind being on reserve for an extended stint, but airport is whole different animal. Especially if you have drive to/from multiple times a week. Trying to avoid that.

 

I don't know you personally, but this post right here... 2 thumbs up! Character speaks volume. I have respect for you man!

Totally agree.

 

You can pretty much avoid it once you get out of the bottom 30-40% of reserves generally (ceryainly not always). The problem would be is for a new hire CA getting an upgrade instantly... you would never move up on the reserve list because you would constantly be pushed to the bottom by a never ending trickle of people upgrading senior to you.

The bottom 10% will be assigned airport standby virtually daily the day before. The next 20-30% up will be called in off RAP regularly to replace them.

I went through 4 years of this as a commuting CA stuck on the bottom with displacements and it was miserable. Being perpetually ultra junior you can never get anything you proffer for either which just makes it worse. CA’s get abused on reserve much worse than FO’s too because they are always shorter on CA’s. Not to mention the CA’s are now liable to cover both seats to make things even worse!

 

I'm shocked you held on that long. I barely lasted commuting to reserve as a junior FO for less than a year.

And for anyone thinking this guy is over exaggerating the negative aspects of QOL while commuting to reserve he is spot on. If anything it's worse than he is describing. Especially when we went through a time where CS was always denying releases from RAPs. Try being on RAP2 on your last day at 18:00 and CS still not releasing you when they have 7 other pilots good for overnights.

I don't see how these junior FOs getting forced to upgrade will make it more than a year living this lifestyle.

 

I can deal with constant reserve while being at home (AKA Dallas) but if I am stuck in LGA, that’s a different story.

How long do you guys realistically think it would take to get back to DFW? I honesty could care less what I fly, just looking for QOL.

Heck I wouldn’t be surprised if I don’t finish training until
Mid next year!


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They should have placed an upgrade requirement to flow, would have solved a lot of problems. What are they going to do, keep displacing new guys??