PHL E190 skinny
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Is most of the reserve flying on the 190 short call? I'll be commuting from DEN but would essentially have a free place to stay in PHL. With such a small fleet how much do reserves actually fly compared to other bases? Sounds like time to a line on the 190 is increasing but if I can't hold a commutable line in say LGA or MIA anyways then would PHL be a good place to be on reserve?
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Looks like a line holder on the E190 is about 6 months. It had been about 1-2 months of rsv 6-12 months ago.
Avg 190 FO rsv this month looks like it will be about 45 hrs. 20% will be above 60 hrs if the current totals are projected through the end of the month.
Rough WAG looks like PHL 320 FO's are flying about 10 hrs more on rsv this month.
The E190 is a good deal BUT the company can keep you in the bid status. You'd get the G2 pay while flying G1 trips. The downside is you're stuck on the E190 vs perhaps bidding a base that has an easier commute (CLT? LAX?).
Avg 190 FO rsv this month looks like it will be about 45 hrs. 20% will be above 60 hrs if the current totals are projected through the end of the month.
Rough WAG looks like PHL 320 FO's are flying about 10 hrs more on rsv this month.
The E190 is a good deal BUT the company can keep you in the bid status. You'd get the G2 pay while flying G1 trips. The downside is you're stuck on the E190 vs perhaps bidding a base that has an easier commute (CLT? LAX?).
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Thanks Slice, I guess my concern is will I be sitting in a crashpad in phl (albeit a free one) on reserve flying little or holding a line in lga but not a commutable one. Lax would be a much easier commute but I've heard some horror stories about being on reserve and covering the satellite airports. Being a commuter I think it's all about finding the least painful situation.
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Thanks Slice, I guess my concern is will I be sitting in a crashpad in phl (albeit a free one) on reserve flying little or holding a line in lga but not a commutable one. Lax would be a much easier commute but I've heard some horror stories about being on reserve and covering the satellite airports. Being a commuter I think it's all about finding the least painful situation.
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PHL E190 you'd better enjoy flying 3-5 legs per day. A lot of BOS-LGA-DCA or BOS-DCA flights. But it's one airport.
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Is most of the reserve flying on the 190 short call? I'll be commuting from DEN but would essentially have a free place to stay in PHL. With such a small fleet how much do reserves actually fly compared to other bases? Sounds like time to a line on the 190 is increasing but if I can't hold a commutable line in say LGA or MIA anyways then would PHL be a good place to be on reserve?
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The downside of PHL is they cut back to 1 or 2 a day in the off seasons. Fortunately there are a couple UAL/SWA & 1 F9 flight to mitigate that. But our last flight is at 1100, so before DOTC. I think the last flight home in the off season is 1830, so that sucks compared to other bases.
I was too nervous to sit at home on LCR on probation (but do so now with great results). That's one of the reasons I chose the 190, was to get a line quicker.
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