Originally Posted by Descendto450

IMHO it’s actually B6’s staffing model that sucks. Admittedly I am a w h o r e and I capitalize regularly on that same low staffing model. It’s sometimes impossible to swap days off so punching out for the day often is the only option which of course burns 4:12 of PTO per day.. we only accrue 6 hrs of PTO per month so do the math and it sucks.. Once again more of a staffing issue then a reserve issue. Some have issues with the 2.5 hr callout but it’s an improvement over the old 2 hr rule still tuff for some to make it.. In the summer months I prefer to be on reserve weekends off, I VDA my days off. I often get calls for 1 day of VDA into a reserve block the math works out nicely. Many summer months I can do better then I would with a Junior line and work half as much.. Its a hard pill for some to swallow that JB will always be “understaffed” in some’s opinion.

Originally Posted by Bluetruth

Why, if min. credit per day is 5 hours, is PTO to drop a day 4.12?

Originally Posted by nuball5

Well yeah….in 2019 they would ask to speak to my wife and kids to accept a VDA if for some reason I couldn’t. It was that bad at times.

Originally Posted by Forgotmywallet

In 2019 CS would ask E190 JFK CAs, to do a VDA after their reserve block ended. Or you could call 2 hours before your reserve started, say you commuted in and were at the airport, and they’d immediately VDA you to a trip and wipe out your reserve. All premium pay. It was gold. Pure gold.

Originally Posted by Ted Striker

Isn’t if you vda into a block of rsv you’re only paid 200% for the portion prior to rsv block?

Originally Posted by Forgotmywallet

In 2019 CS would ask E190 JFK CAs, to do a VDA after their reserve block ended. Or you could call 2 hours before your reserve started, say you commuted in and were at the airport, and they’d immediately VDA you to a trip and wipe out your reserve. All premium pay. It was gold. Pure gold.

Originally Posted by Descendto450

no, it’s total of trip at 200% minus 4:12 per day of RSV above guarantee.. So 4 day trip with 3 days of RSV is 27 plus hours equivalent of pay over your guarantee..this is how reserve Captains were making over 400k.

Originally Posted by Ted Striker

That’s right, I remember that now

Originally Posted by feltf4

How about this awesome pairing construction.

here is a 4 day for you. 4 legs a day. Start at 7 am. And how about we ended at 2330 day 4.