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04-19-2019 | 09:25 AM
#31
On Reserve
Joined: Sep 2018
Posts: 12
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From: CRJ CA
I know it will suck and I'm keeping my options open for sure!
I definitely value home time but also know if I get stuck for a while on reserve I'd rather drive to a crash pad than have to commute two legs to an out station base. Luckily I have a little more time to make a decision and have some other options.
I definitely value home time but also know if I get stuck for a while on reserve I'd rather drive to a crash pad than have to commute two legs to an out station base. Luckily I have a little more time to make a decision and have some other options.
04-30-2019 | 07:18 PM
#35
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 55
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It is. But you’re already at 11 days off for the month. And if you’re commuting to reserve, even less if you have to come in a day before.
04-30-2019 | 08:16 PM
#36
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 660
Likes: 0
It’s hard to pick up on days off. They won’t let you on a trip that overlaps RAPs, cuz they need you in base to not fly.
05-01-2019 | 02:24 AM
#37
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Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 203
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I was on reserve the last couple of months. I bid first out and picked up everything in open time I legally could. I would go down to 7 or 8 days off a month. Only logged about 35-40 hours per month. I had almost equal time deadheading places. Credit was pretty good though, because anything picked up in open time automatically goes on top of guarantee.
05-01-2019 | 04:42 AM
#38
On Reserve
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 197
Likes: 19
I did reserve for about 6 months. I wasn’t able to pick up a single trip. The default reserve line is 5-on 2 or 3-off. The grid never had a green day and almost every trip was 3 or 4 days so it wouldn’t allow me to legally pick anything up. I was lucky and ended up flying a decent amount 40-50 hours while others from my Indoc class weren’t flying at all. I didn’t do anything different than them, just seemed to work out.
05-01-2019 | 05:40 AM
#39
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 117
Likes: 0
I’ve been on reserve for nearly a year. I live in base which isn’t bad. I’ve gone from 21 days off (including days where I was on call but didn’t get used) and flying 22 hours to months where I have 11 days off and fly 65. I’ve been able to pick up a 2 day trip every month I’ve wanted to on days off...but with the new pay structure I don’t really have any desire to do that anymore. It’s easy to do so if you live in a base, but like others said...if you commute, it’ll be tough, unless you commute from somewhere close like AVL GSO GSP.
05-03-2019 | 09:06 AM
#40
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Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 51
Likes: 0
I did reserve for about 6 months. I wasn’t able to pick up a single trip. The default reserve line is 5-on 2 or 3-off. The grid never had a green day and almost every trip was 3 or 4 days so it wouldn’t allow me to legally pick anything up. I was lucky and ended up flying a decent amount 40-50 hours while others from my Indoc class weren’t flying at all. I didn’t do anything different than them, just seemed to work out.
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