[Firebird2XC]

Thanks to all the well wishers.

In the interest of not running several messages, I'm going to try to answer all questions in this post:

First off, I've been flying alot on reserve. When I was ORD based (up to last Friday) I flew pretty much everyday. I was able to proffer for a trip or two as well, which meant that it wasn't day tripping, and the per diem clock was running.

As far as DFW flying, I'm not sure about the Reserve times. I know it will vary by fleet and seniority, though. Stan, aka Ready2Fly, just recently was able to hold a line after a year and a half. He flies the CRJ-700. The Saab still gets a new hire student now and again and the Embraer gets the bulk of most classes. Your age and date of hire will really determine Reserve time for you.

Beyond that, remember that things in all airlines fluctuate, and whatever Reserve time is now may change greatly by tomorrow or the next day.

In other words, I have no real idea.

The Embraer fleet is much larger and there is much more movement in the pilot ranks. I'm told DFW runs towards the senior side, so I expect to be on Reserve a little longer here than in ORD.

Either way, if I pick up some open time here and there I should bring home fairly decent paychecks and still fly a good amount each month. That's important to me, because I need to soak up the hours so when I finally am able to hold an upgrade bid, I have experience to do the job justice.

Hope this helps your understanding a bit. When I know more I'll share more. In the interim, don't hesitate to post or PM me if you'd like to know more.

- Charlie