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01-20-2022, 08:28 AM

#71

Profane Kahuna

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Originally Posted by G4poor

Also, I forgot to mention. If you get an assignment and it cancels they have two hours from when it canceled to reassign or you are released for the day.

That’s a good rule….. otherwise you are just airport reserve.

01-20-2022, 09:08 AM

#72

ReadbackCorrect

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PK, I totally agree with you. It’s not a day off unless you’re free from all company obligations. In fact, I’m off tomorrow. Do you want to come over and smoke a fatty?

01-20-2022, 11:19 AM

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Wilfortina

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Is this thread going to compare reserve rules? For example, at United I have to be contactable at all times on reserve, so no I can’t leave the phone at home and go fishing. If I don’t respond to a scheduling call in a reasonable time frame (around 20 minutes) then I can be assigned an out of position and get a nice conversation with the chief pilots office

01-20-2022, 04:58 PM

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CBreezy

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Originally Posted by Wilfortina

That's a bummer. At Delta you are never required to answer a call. Ever. You are required to acknowledge a SC assignment but you are just expected to be in position for a LC assignment..

01-20-2022, 07:26 PM

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Wilfortina

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Originally Posted by CBreezy

That's a bummer. At Delta you are never required to answer a call. Ever. You are required to acknowledge a SC assignment but you are just expected to be in position for a LC assignment..

we can acknowledge an assignment online without calling back, but it still must be in a reasonable time frame, or else they’re going to assign it to someone else and say I wasn’t contactable. Not quite sure if that’s different than what you’re saying. We don’t have to answer the initial call; usually wait for the voicemail, check for legalities, and respond

01-21-2022, 08:49 AM

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FXLAX

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Reserve Rules Discussion

So what I’m getting from all this is:

Day off from reserve: No restrictions, go on vacation half way around the world or stay home.

Day on reserve: some restrictions depending on each individual airline.

Obviously this may change the QOL equation. Just as being a commuter may change the total compensation equation. Each depending on individual airline work rules.

No surprise there, we all know this to be true.

That’s why I believe that it’s just easier to compare apples to apples if each simply stated whether you were on reserve or not and whether you are a commuter or not when looking at total compensation vs QOL. As pilots we all generally know what each means in terms of QOL and compensation.