Shortest reserve time ?
03-23-2019, 10:46 AM
#51
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Originally Posted by Thedude86
Especially since Republic has been picking up a lot of our canceled flights because of maintenance issues. Unless the PHL flying is just reshuffling from another base...
PHL lost 4 lines and those 4 lines worth of flying showed up in ORF (1), TYS (2) and DAY(1)
03-23-2019, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ZeroTT
Plenty of reasons to use reserves in a properly straffed airline, particularly without PBS
1) sick calls (unpredictable but not unexpected)
2) covering delays (see #1)
3) half trips left due to vacation, training, etc
1) sick calls (unpredictable but not unexpected)
2) covering delays (see #1)
3) half trips left due to vacation, training, etc
In management's dream scenario, every single reserve pilot would work exactly enough to reach 75 hours of credit, every month, with all flying covered without any paid to lineholders as premium. That would be the perfectly staffed airline, from their perspective.
03-26-2019, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by irrelevant
Which is why reserves should be flying 20-30 hours on average each month...not 75+, like some are complaining about not getting.
In management's dream scenario, every single reserve pilot would work exactly enough to reach 75 hours of credit, every month, with all flying covered without any paid to lineholders as premium. That would be the perfectly staffed airline, from their perspective.
In management's dream scenario, every single reserve pilot would work exactly enough to reach 75 hours of credit, every month, with all flying covered without any paid to lineholders as premium. That would be the perfectly staffed airline, from their perspective.
03-26-2019, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Jma313
When I had LCR and flew every week I didn’t break 38hrs *sighs*
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03-27-2019, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Slow2Final
The best part is, if scheduling is following the new rules set forth in the LOA that does nothing to actually 'enhance' reserve, there could very well be a junior reserve with a first-out preference, and a senior reserve with a last-out, and those preferences may essentially mean nothing, as scheduling is constricted to what bucket and RAP someone belongs to.
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Now you've gotta chat with scheduling every night at 11pm for them to confirm that yep you're still on reserve tomorrow.
03-27-2019, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Slow2Final
The best part is, if scheduling is following the new rules set forth in the LOA that does nothing to actually 'enhance' reserve, there could very well be a junior reserve with a first-out preference, and a senior reserve with a last-out, and those preferences may essentially mean nothing, as scheduling is constricted to what bucket and RAP someone belongs to.
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