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Originally Posted by Slop
Hey folks,
DCA 737 FO here.
I need as much time as possible off in September. I was considering bidding reserve, but I definitely don't want to get called out very much. Historically, how busy are the reserves in September?
It drops off everywhere a lot once school starts. They offered significantly many full month and partial month COLAs due the reduction of hours. Look at Crew Resources to see if your base is affected and the award to see if many took advantage of it. If they did not there will be a surplus of reserves. You might also get a clue by comparing the g lines for Jul Aug and Sep. If it moved a lot to show many more reserves then they may not have gotten all the COLAs they hoped to get and there would be excess reserves. If so the trip pool will show overstaffed days and you might be able to do some PRDPs Personal Drop No Pay. I’ve been able to do up to 4 of those during kids in school months.