Comair Reserve
 

I was wondering what a schedule is like for a pilot on reserve.

From what ive been told right now at Comair you can expect to work just about every day on reserve right now. Your schedule will depend what day of reserve it is, first day with 4 days to go or 3 with only 2 left before your "weekend". They are so shortstaffed right now they need everyone, maybe that will change soon, but my buddy is yet to see different.

last month I had no days sitting on reserve. I knew my schedule for the first three weeks in advance and never had to wait for a phone call. This month I have a line, not bad for only being out of IOE for three weeks. I never had a bad schedule with super long days and early reports either.

you are at JFK I bet. Thanks for the info, I am in training at the wonderful Radison wondering about how things work.

How long is reserve time for Comair, I think the website says 10-14 months. How accurate is that?

Is that even kosher per your contract? Here, reserves cannot be assigned a trip earlier than 6 PM the day before. Otherwise the company would just withhold more open time and give it to reserves instead of making more line holders that month.

speaking of, I have a 330 callout for tomorrow in the am, its only one day on though, so I am hoping I dont get used, also if they dont call me early, cause its my last day of reserve ill be done at like 1 or 2 I forget what it is I gotta look it up

If that's not the ultimate version of talking to oneself I don't know what is.

Yes it is. And on your second point, that is why they do it.

Are you guys grieving it? When that was happening here, the pilots would fax in an availability form which is basically a voluntary junior man. Then, when scheduling would assign a trip to a reserve, the pilots would grieve it. One trip cost the company over $15k in wages to 6 captains. THAT is how you keep your company in line ;).