Reserve for Dummies
12-14-2022, 06:25 AM
#791
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Joined APC: Jul 2013
Posts: 10,518
Absolutely. This is also a word of caution. If you put in a generic YS without time parameters, they can assign you any trip that starts on a reserve day. On the other side, if you have a "if needed" slip, they cannot violate PWA first day of reserve rules.
12-14-2022, 08:23 AM
#792
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Joined APC: May 2014
Position: Drivin’ the bus
Posts: 728
Is any other category besides mine being slammed with Short Call this week? I'm a perennial reserve bidder, but have never gotten four SC days in a month before, and I've been hit for four just this week. And they are moving up lots of reserves to short call status in my category. I'm by no means the only one.
12-14-2022, 08:35 AM
#793
Roll’n Thunder
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: Pilot
Posts: 3,836
Is any other category besides mine being slammed with Short Call this week? I'm a perennial reserve bidder, but have never gotten four SC days in a month before, and I've been hit for four just this week. And they are moving up lots of reserves to short call status in my category. I'm by no means the only one.
12-14-2022, 10:19 AM
#794
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Joined APC: Nov 2017
Position: NYC 7ERA
Posts: 2,056
Is any other category besides mine being slammed with Short Call this week? I'm a perennial reserve bidder, but have never gotten four SC days in a month before, and I've been hit for four just this week. And they are moving up lots of reserves to short call status in my category. I'm by no means the only one.
Today/Tomorrow, insane amounts of dudes on SC (at the same time) for no reason. I've seen CS go to "lets push SC to a level above what we usually have" but it's been nuts since Thanksgiving
But don't worry, we are cutting back flying, from 7 to 1 RJs a day to base. It will all work out. /sarcasm
12-14-2022, 10:45 AM
#795
Roll’n Thunder
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: Pilot
Posts: 3,836
I've been on call for 6 days, 2 SC and a 27:16 4 day.
Today/Tomorrow, insane amounts of dudes on SC (at the same time) for no reason. I've seen CS go to "lets push SC to a level above what we usually have" but it's been nuts since Thanksgiving
But don't worry, we are cutting back flying, from 7 to 1 RJs a day to base. It will all work out. /sarcasm
Today/Tomorrow, insane amounts of dudes on SC (at the same time) for no reason. I've seen CS go to "lets push SC to a level above what we usually have" but it's been nuts since Thanksgiving
But don't worry, we are cutting back flying, from 7 to 1 RJs a day to base. It will all work out. /sarcasm
12-16-2022, 12:54 AM
#796
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2018
Posts: 54
Would someone be kind enough to walk me through how I can post a trip to open time? I’ve already put in a leave request to drop it but wanted to increase my chances by also offering to be picked up on open time/swap board. When I go to icrew to post it it seems as though it requires me to input a trip to swap into rather what I want, which is to just put it up on open time and get the days dropped. I’d really appreciate the help. (First time line holder)
12-16-2022, 03:08 AM
#797
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 4,994
Would someone be kind enough to walk me through how I can post a trip to open time? I’ve already put in a leave request to drop it but wanted to increase my chances by also offering to be picked up on open time/swap board. When I go to icrew to post it it seems as though it requires me to input a trip to swap into rather what I want, which is to just put it up on open time and get the days dropped. I’d really appreciate the help. (First time line holder)
You want it to also show up as available for swap on the pilot to pilot swap board which is technically a different thing. The easiest way to do this is via MiCrew, where you simply swipe right on the rotation where it is listed below the calendar view of your schedule. One of the options is “post trip”, which is short for “post trip to the pilot to pilot swap board”, and what follows is pretty intuitive. You can post it for someone just to take from you (a drop), or a swap (you’ll trade it for something, which you can define), or a combination of both.
12-16-2022, 04:46 AM
#798
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2018
Posts: 54
You don’t directly “put it in open time”. It shows up as a qualified (as in already covered, in this case by you) rotation after you unsuccessfully attempt to drop it via leave request. This happens after a PCS cycle, so it’s not immediate.
You want it to also show up as available for swap on the pilot to pilot swap board which is technically a different thing. The easiest way to do this is via MiCrew, where you simply swipe right on the rotation where it is listed below the calendar view of your schedule. One of the options is “post trip”, which is short for “post trip to the pilot to pilot swap board”, and what follows is pretty intuitive. You can post it for someone just to take from you (a drop), or a swap (you’ll trade it for something, which you can define), or a combination of both.
You want it to also show up as available for swap on the pilot to pilot swap board which is technically a different thing. The easiest way to do this is via MiCrew, where you simply swipe right on the rotation where it is listed below the calendar view of your schedule. One of the options is “post trip”, which is short for “post trip to the pilot to pilot swap board”, and what follows is pretty intuitive. You can post it for someone just to take from you (a drop), or a swap (you’ll trade it for something, which you can define), or a combination of both.
12-16-2022, 06:41 AM
#799
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Joined APC: Feb 2016
Position: 737
Posts: 316
12-16-2022, 11:45 AM
#800
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Joined APC: Nov 2020
Posts: 1,891
Would someone be kind enough to walk me through how I can post a trip to open time? I’ve already put in a leave request to drop it but wanted to increase my chances by also offering to be picked up on open time/swap board. When I go to icrew to post it it seems as though it requires me to input a trip to swap into rather what I want, which is to just put it up on open time and get the days dropped. I’d really appreciate the help. (First time line holder)
Also in the Icrew PCS menu is "leave requests"
Select "personal drop" button and make sure you have the correct bid period selected.
On the next screen, input the details of your trip you want to drop. When PCS runs next, if there is reserve coverage on all of those days, voila the trip will leave your Sked and move to open time.
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