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04-19-2019, 09:25 AM
#31
On Reserve
Joined APC: Sep 2018
Posts: 11
Originally Posted by Rotor2prop
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
Line Holder
Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 55
Originally Posted by QOLfirst
Given the little amount of flying Reserve FOs appear to do at PSA (say, out of PHL, for instance), is it possible to pick up trips during your days off?
04-30-2019, 08:16 PM
#36
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2017
Posts: 658
Originally Posted by QOLfirst
Given the little amount of flying Reserve FOs appear to do at PSA (say, out of PHL, for instance), is it possible to pick up trips during your days off?
05-01-2019, 02:24 AM
#37
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Posts: 180
Originally Posted by QOLfirst
Given the little amount of flying Reserve FOs appear to do at PSA (say, out of PHL, for instance), is it possible to pick up trips during your days off?
05-01-2019, 04:42 AM
#38
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2013
Posts: 115
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 APC: May 2018
Posts: 117
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
Line Holder
Joined APC: Feb 2019
Posts: 51
Originally Posted by Apejackson
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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