Hey guys, Iv looked back about 15 pages no luck finding what Im looking for. I also used the search function to no success.
Im just curious what ORD is like for a newhire? Possible out of training? Time on RSV? Any short call RSV? (I see you have long and medium call, perfect for me so I can drive to work). Im considering leaving the regional I am at, in favor of going to an LCC. Just curious what the first few years as an FO would be like at F9. For what its worth, I dont have 121 PIC time, but could upgrade soon if I wanted. Not sure if I should stick around where im at for that or not.
Thanks!

 

Hi GrassLandings, ORD is pretty stagnant. Though they just opened up about 14-15 slots for Feb 2017. Out of training? It all depends where they need bodies at that moment in time. The base is roughly 100 pilots on each side. Looking through the numbers a bit (as especially in DEC some people bid reserve when they could hold a line or relief) I would say the last clean line went to a 8/15 hire and relief lines were held at about an 11/15 hire. For simplicity, say reserve is about a year right now in ORD. And consider the most Junior Captain in MCO is less than 2 1/2 years.

Don't fly much on reserve right now. For me, I average about 4 days a month of flying. Today is 11/26 and the reserve person on call today with the most hours is under 34 hours for the month. Picking up trips on the aggressive in ORD is tough as there just aren't many to pick up. The majority of times scheduling has called me (rather than me picking up aggressive) it has been for a two hour call out. Long and medium calls tend to go a bit senior... even into the lineholder seniority levels.

Hope that helps.

 

Thanks for all the info Lakeshore, much appreciated.
I forgot to ask, does F9 do ready reserve/airport ready? If so how many times a month can they convert you from normal rsv short call to airport standby?

 

F9 does not have airport or ready reserve.

 

Also on reserve in ORD, haven't flown yet this month.

 

Hope this helps. Did a look back for most junior awards for ORD Hard Line and Relief Lines:

DEC
HL 1/16
RL 2/16

NOV
HL 11/15
RL 2/16

OCT
HL 12/15
RL 2/16

RSV in ORD and MCO is pretty chill. No small farm animal treatment here.

 

Can I get a load check?

29 Nov
F9 1754
DSM-MCO

Thanks.

 

65 open seats.

 

Thanks! filler

 

Something to keep in mind about relief lines. Scheduling doesn't know how many relief lines are going to have a month of flying trips in them until late in the month. Let's say there are 15 relief lines to bid in the initial bid. After they adjusts everyone's schedule for training/vacation/etc, they then build the relief lines. They may only build 6-7 lines. Then those people bid in a secondary bid for either those 6-7 lines or another 8 reserve lines (in this example) that scheduling built for the secondary bid. Those reserve lines have 14 days off instead of 12. So just because you can hold a relief line doesn't mean you won't be on reserve.