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#1251
My next question is about reserve. All airlines I know anything about (not much) seem to have reserves. Is it safe to assume that AMF does also? How about a base like OAK. I believe there are five or six Navahos based there so is there always reserves available and if so how does that scheduling work?
As for reserve, a reserve line is also worth 40 units a week. Since the pay for most runs and a reserve line is the same, the reserve lines tend to be held by rather senior guys (same pay with the chance NOT to do any work). That said, after being hired, you will probably start flying a run from day 1 after your checkride.
Of course, this is all based on the needs of the company / base assigned to.
#1252
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Joined APC: Oct 2007
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Different bases do different things with reserve. Some bases, reserve is a full week thing (like flyboyknight said, usually covered by the senior pilots).
At my base, we split up reserve (typically, if there are enough pilots you can plan on at least one reserve day a week). One run typically blows out, so the junior reserve pilot usually does an out and back to cover the excess (if they don't cover a sick call first).
The senior reserve pilot has a much better chance of going home early without flying.
At my base, we split up reserve (typically, if there are enough pilots you can plan on at least one reserve day a week). One run typically blows out, so the junior reserve pilot usually does an out and back to cover the excess (if they don't cover a sick call first).
The senior reserve pilot has a much better chance of going home early without flying.
#1254
Usually you have to be at the airport while on reserve. Some bases make you wait there for several hours. Other bases have you wait until all the flights in the AM have landed, then you can go home. Even though you are home they could call you back in if they get a special flight. This doesn't happen very often but does happen. There is also PM reserve which works basically the same way. Almost all reserve is senior but each base has its own ways....
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#1257
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I have checked out the flying with the 99 out of OAK on flight aware and although good for me, the all night flying can be a deterrent for some. Are there some on the PA31 that have passed on the 99 by staying on the PA31? In other words, is the most most senior PA31 pilot senior to the most junior 99 pilot in OAK?
Thanks again guys. You are the best! These are questions that have been floating around my mind for a while. This info REALLY helps out.
Thanks again guys. You are the best! These are questions that have been floating around my mind for a while. This info REALLY helps out.
#1259
I have checked out the flying with the 99 out of OAK on flight aware and although good for me, the all night flying can be a deterrent for some. Are there some on the PA31 that have passed on the 99 by staying on the PA31? In other words, is the most most senior PA31 pilot senior to the most junior 99 pilot in OAK?
Thanks again guys. You are the best! These are questions that have been floating around my mind for a while. This info REALLY helps out.
Thanks again guys. You are the best! These are questions that have been floating around my mind for a while. This info REALLY helps out.
Feel free to PM me if you like. Good luck out there
#1260
Not real sure on that specific question. Maybe an OAK pilot can shed some light on this but I haven’t seen any 99 bids come up company wide for OAK as far back as I can remember so I would say no. Most of the time a 99 bid will get filled in base but we do get company wide bids for equipment also. These bids come out if no one in that specific base wants to fill the run or it’s a new run and the base needs additional pilots to fill it. The Company wide bids are scattered throughout the system so you never know what you might see come up for bid.
Feel free to PM me if you like. Good luck out there
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