Tonne

I need a bit of advice from some senior (or junior) reserve FOs in JFK...

I'm coming back from the COLA and I decided to bid reserve (this may have been a very big mistake!). Anyway... I should be about #2 or #3 on reserve but I don't know anything about long call cuz I haven't been on reserve since 2007. I live in NYC and my goal is to fly as LEAST as possible... what do I bid??

AND is there a change with the whole call in window the day before - is it considered a "work" day?

Thanks!

cyrcadian

I would wait and see how many people are actually on reserve for March. If there is a large number and you are near the top, long call would be a good option. However, A7 might give you the opportunity to stay at home.

Long call has a few issues. If you are senior, you generally won't fly. But, it's all about the run down. If you are in the bottom 60%, you will be converted to SC, which may not matter as much if you live in base. However, even if they leave you alone and don't convert you, the next day you may find yourself assigned a RR. I've noticed they will bring in LCs to do RR just to increase their number of SCs on property for that day.

A7 is nice for a few reasons. Most of the CDs leave after you would be legal to report. Also, if you are used for a CD, you will have the following days off.

Look at previous month's reserve availability reports to see who is flying and who is sitting.

Good luck.

Lowlevel

After watching the Frontline show the other night, and seeing how that one guy was upgraded to captain after 9 months, I began to wonder.....

Are the FO's at Comair ready to wait 10 years or so for upgrades?

Are the downgraded captains ready to be FO's for another 5 years or more until they "upgrade"?

What a sad state this airline is in. Colgan hiring, Express Jet recalling, Eagle hiring, Air Wisconsin hiring....seems like the only regionals that are having problems....fly for Delta.


Just things that one ponders at 1:30 in the morning

Anyway, I see that the KLM pilots are now taking training from Delta (except they take off from the taxiway, not land on it)

captainv

Back when I got hired, I remember 7-year Eagle FOs quit and came to Comair for a "quick" upgrade. Oops.

So, other regionals are hiring. A better question is: How long do you think it'll take those new hires to upgrade? Plenty of senior FOs at those airlines, too. If you're on reserve as an FO at Comair, yeah, I'd probably bail. But as a downgrade, my QoL is much better staying here than leaving, starting over at first-year pay, going back on reserve, not to mention being at the bottom of the list.

So yeah, I'm willing to wait until something better comes along.

BlueMoon

Chasing a quick upgrade is a just a gamble. I don't think any regional is going to have a quick upgrade for a while as there really isn't any growth out there and that is what fueled those.

flycrj200

Correct me if I’m wrong, but Comair just had a downgrade class a couple of weeks ago and now we have a vacancy bid on epic for +12 CRC positions.

STINKY

are you surprised. anything logical is illogical according to comair

makersmarc

"Here is your fourth block, Smith. They won't add up to five unless you have all four."

makersmarc

For you youngones, this is from Orwell's 1984.

mmaviator

Lowlevel

I have a friend that is at Colgan for more than 3 years and is soon to upgrade. I just talked to her and she wants to kill herself or bail cause of how $hity she is being treated. She went there for the upgrade and might not make it cause of the stress and other bs. Good luck to anyone going there.