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Originally Posted by K92plane
Hearing rumors of pilots on reserve getting 30 hours a month
They usually exhaust 80% of the reserves when an IROP happens, so we’re just slightly overstaffed in some categories. Time off without pay was limited to maybe 2-3% of the pilot group and only in some seats.
Best approach for a reserve to take is drop reserve days and pickup from the trade board or open time (there is no pay differential until one gets back to 75 credits). One can usually drop enough reserve days to pickup a 22 hour 4 day and not exhaust themself. Otherwise yes, you will be sitting around and only flying 30 hours tops per month. Lots of deadheads. The airlines where everyone is flying 75 hours a month on reserve are understaffed. Endeavor is staffed like a major.