aventhusiast

I’ll be starting class soon and am curious about how reserve looks practically speaking in the jr bases. Fftpilots shows that the bases I want are 4-5 months before awards and longer for a line. Are reserves getting used often? Is there a ton of time spent in base not getting called? If I’m commuting across the country then I plan to relocate my family for a few months until I hold a line. Thanks all

spooldup

Depends... Will you be commuting at all or do you plan on live in base EVENTUALLY? Reserves don't get used a lot, but it also really depends on base/window. I generally fly about 20hrs a month on reserve.

aventhusiast

Commuting for 2-3 years unfortunately. Mostly looking at MCO or LAS in the short term till I can hold ATL

spooldup

I would commute to a line to the most junior near you, should be able to hold a line within a couple months off OE in junior bases, albeit bad lines, but its better than commuting reserve.

brocklee9000

barely getting called in PHX but that’s a nice change of pace from regional reserve hell.

My peers who remained in LAS had lines as quick at fftpilots says. Those who got out to PHL and somewhere in Florida also had lines quick. Maybe 1 month of reserve after the transfer. Most of my class got a transfer via vacancy bid a week or two after ground school ended, so by the time IOE delays stacked up, many of us saw few or no days in LAS before starting in the domiciles we transferred to.

so I guess for me, it was 4 months to get through training and IOE. Fortunate to be in PHX for that 4th month so I didn’t have to commute to reserve. Fftpilots is a little behind on the FO award chart but looks updated for the lineholder chart. My class saw lineholders in LAS in month 4, PHL MCO MIA guys had 1 actual month of reserve after IOE and had lines in their 5th month. If the pace keeps up, 3.5-4 months to finish IOE. Remains to be seen if smaller classes plus a LCA class speeds things up or continues.

Stayontarget

Just guessing but I would think the reserves will be on reserve longer since we aren’t hiring as fast currently.

ReserveCA

In the upcoming negotiations reserve needs to be a choice not a jr punishment….. 15 days off…ANY swap to short from long pays 1 hr over min credit…

spooldup

I would gladly bid reserve if i had more days off.... i know others would also.

JoeFever1

Im dying to bid rsv. Just too many days and not enough flexibility.
It doesn’t need an overhaul, just some tweaks. 15 days. 1 hr for conversion, maybe seniority driven vs. fifo? At least more transparency on how and why CS assigns pairings. AUTO RELEASE.

Cfii123

what base and reserve period are you bidding? As a general rule of thumb what period should one bid in LAS to get called the least or most?

thx