Goonie
Never say die
Yeah now I’m reserve in DFW and get abused. Funny thing is I never actually fly DFW pairings. I deadhead everywhere. Oh well, at least I can drive to work.
F9 and NK
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Yeah now I’m reserve in DFW and get abused. Funny thing is I never actually fly DFW pairings. I deadhead everywhere. Oh well, at least I can drive to work.
Toobdrvr
Estrellas Asesino
FlySooner9
Well-Known Member
So DFW reserves fly a ton? I’d rather get abused then sit in a crash pad.
nibake
Powder hound
I think there are websites that cater to that desire.
poser765
Well-Known Member
Meh. Blocked 30 something, credited 80 with a 3-day with move up pay. I’m flying consistently, but not what I’d call a lot.
poser765
Well-Known Member
How?! What is there in the contract that can let you credit 100+ other than move up or x/y list?
Goonie
Never say die
I wouldn’t call it a ton but it is the summer months so I do fly every reserve block. I hear ya though, I was FLL based and put myself on the call first list so I wouldn’t sit around the crash pad.
Goonie
Never say die
Yeah I’m curious myself. As a reserve pilot there is only so much you can do.
Nark
Macho Superpilot
Move up and X list...
But there is a smart way of going about it.
Autothrust Blue
"Blakeley's face was grave."
I broke guarantee two months ago on R03. R17 is a barren wasteland.
My X/Y credit for the year is 0.0, despite being listed for all-the-days.
Cruise
Well-Known Member
Smart or circumventing the CBA and pulling shady deals?
Box hauler
Well-Known Member
Well I’m not on RSV but I can think of a few non shady ways to do it. First off you can do your best to bid weekend and holidays off so they call you more for JRM or X- list trips. You can also waive your 4 days off now to help you get a large block of days off so they can offer you 3-4 day premium trips without breaking 117 rules. Second would be to bid the reserve block with the least number of departures. When I was on RSV in FLL I would bid R11 because on almost every RSV block I did they would call me and offer 4 days of move up in order to show up at say 9:30 am. Not too difficult
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Cherokee_Cruiser
Well-Known Member
At my shop I get a 100 hrs by doing short call rsv which gives 12 days off and 79 hr guarantee, and then pick up two 2-day trips paying at least 11 hrs each. That makes it 101 credit. Granted you then only have only 8 days off on paper, but I’m hardly used on reserve. Living 30 minutes from the airport, if I’m not used it feels like a day off.
Eagle421flyer
Well-Known Member
You can pick up trips while on reserve?
Cherokee_Cruiser
Well-Known Member
poser765
Well-Known Member
Honestly, Spirit is the first place I’ve worked where you CANT pick up OT on reserve.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Well-Known Member
Swayne would not be happy
