Trip Trade / Give Away Tips and Tricks
06-25-2016 | 04:22 AM
#21
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Btw even if you are a reserve lone holder, reserve picked up from open time pays block guarantee.
06-25-2016 | 04:35 AM
#22
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From: B737CA
Along those lines, what if you're close to legal max hours for the month - will they still award you open time reserve?
06-25-2016 | 05:29 AM
#23
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There are FAR 117 buffers that look ahead and assume a certain amount of block hours per day that will keep you from getting awarded anything that puts you close to the limit. Also keep in mind that reserve guys tend to get awarded low block/low paying trips or get dead headed which keeps their rolling 28 day (months don't matter anymore) block numbers down.
06-25-2016 | 06:34 AM
#24
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From: B737CA
There are FAR 117 buffers that look ahead and assume a certain amount of block hours per day that will keep you from getting awarded anything that puts you close to the limit. Also keep in mind that reserve guys tend to get awarded low block/low paying trips or get dead headed which keeps their rolling 28 day (months don't matter anymore) block numbers down.
Good gouge! Much appreciated.
06-25-2016 | 08:43 AM
#25
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No, 6 per day unless assigned and then you get a min of 6.5 per day that you are assigned. Clear as mud?
I think what he was saying above is that any reserve you pick up from the company is paid as a separate block, completely apart from any other reserve on your board, which is a very good thing if you are a reserve lineholder.
06-25-2016 | 10:00 AM
#26
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What e6bpilot said. Open time reserve is paid as a stand alone block, or value of the trip assigned, whichever is greater.
1, 2, & 3 day reserve blocks carry a block liability of 6 hours/day. A 4 day reserve block liability is 20 hours. You can't pick up more than 98.5 block hours in a 28 day period due to the company buffer.
If you've flown a lot and but have room for 20 more hours (assuming nothing else in open time or trip trade you want) picking up an open time 4 day reserve block carries a decent chance of getting a 3 day trip or less that pays 24tfp. A roundabout way of getting premium credit.
1, 2, & 3 day reserve blocks carry a block liability of 6 hours/day. A 4 day reserve block liability is 20 hours. You can't pick up more than 98.5 block hours in a 28 day period due to the company buffer.
If you've flown a lot and but have room for 20 more hours (assuming nothing else in open time or trip trade you want) picking up an open time 4 day reserve block carries a decent chance of getting a 3 day trip or less that pays 24tfp. A roundabout way of getting premium credit.
06-25-2016 | 10:37 AM
#27
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Also, picking up a reserve block can be beneficial if there is a pairing in open time that you want but does not pay well on its own. For example, let's say there's an easy STC 2-day in open time but pays junk (like 7 TFP). Picking up a 2 day block of reserve and then subsequently being awarded that same trip will now pay 13 TFP because reserves get full rigs per pairing. This strategy has a lot of variables and can backfire (like getting extended on the 2nd day) but it has worked for me in the past. I wouldn't do it in the summer.
06-25-2016 | 11:22 AM
#28
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From: B737CA
That's some great gouge!
Now, everyone mentions premium time, but it is my understanding that as a 1st year guy, even if awarded premium, it would actually pay less because it'd be premium under first year pay than 2nd year pay bid under straight time. Is that right?
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Now, everyone mentions premium time, but it is my understanding that as a 1st year guy, even if awarded premium, it would actually pay less because it'd be premium under first year pay than 2nd year pay bid under straight time. Is that right?
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06-25-2016 | 11:33 AM
#29
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That's some great gouge!
Now, everyone mentions premium time, but it is my understanding that as a 1st year guy, even if awarded premium, it would actually pay less because it'd be premium under first year pay than 2nd year pay bid under straight time. Is that right?
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Now, everyone mentions premium time, but it is my understanding that as a 1st year guy, even if awarded premium, it would actually pay less because it'd be premium under first year pay than 2nd year pay bid under straight time. Is that right?
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