Originally Posted by LeeFXDWG (Post 2338924)

You may not have to answer, but there are situations you are required to acknowledge an assignment made prior to 1800 on LDO. Sometimes the company shall advise a pilot which is done with a voice mail, sometimes not, they can just place it in your schedule. If the assignment was made prior to 1800, then you must establish two way contact or they will call at 0001.

I recommend all RSV experts on this forum sit down and read 20-K and 20-I-6 of the contract a few times. Then read it a few more times.

You get a CDW at 1800 on LDO for a reason. It is duty and starts 30/168 clock running or interrupts a time free from duty. If you have an assignment placed prior to 1800 you have to acknowledge which then satisfies the two way contact requirements.

And for SC or FSB, there is no automated check in available.

Lee

Originally Posted by Airhoss (Post 2337820)

You know what???????


Just a month or two ago, right here on this United page, right here on APC. Some ignoramuses made a comment as to the effect that we don't need to fix reserve BECAUSE anybody who's on reserve did it to themselves therefore deserve what they get. My point EXACTLY was that; NO!! sometimes when things aren't good with the airline industry that you can become totally accidentally a reserve guy for a LONG LONG time against your will. That is why reserve needs to be fixed.

Originally Posted by Otters (Post 2339303)

I'm local and I hate SC. The list of reasons is too long to list. I get it. Some may disagree with me. And your right, if you don't live local, you might as well move. There's very few days outside of flying days where I do not sit SC.

Originally Posted by bigfatdaddy (Post 2339366)

If I may ask what fleet/base/domicile are you on? I am able to control my sc days through agressive pickup, often most of my reserve period is long call. 777/ORD

Originally Posted by buscappy (Post 2339404)

anyone know how the pilot lingo picked up the word "aggressive" in picking up trips that are open? consulting several dictionaries, one finds: angry, threatening, forcefully, menacing, militant. i know guys on reserve can get like this on the forum ���� but are y'all really being aggressive with the poor crew schedulers ? or just proactive?

Originally Posted by Andy (Post 2339144)

Since I being hired in 2000, I've held a line ~8 months total. Maybe as high as 10 months. I'd definitely like to see reserve improvements. But I'll say this one more time: what one reserve considers to be an onerous reserve rule, many times there's another reserve who loves that rule. So while 'fixing' reserve sounds great, different reserve pilots are going to want different 'fixes' to.

Originally Posted by Lurchi (Post 2339582)

I'm confused....flying for 17 yrs and been on reserve for all but 8 months....was that a typo? I haven't started training yet, but as a planned commuter to SFO im hoping to get off reserve and hold a line in 6 months....am I being overly optimistic? 17 yrs of reserve and I think I would look for a cliff to jump off.