pa28dakota

It really varies depending on staffing in each individual bid period. This month reserves were somewhat fat staffed in JFK (reserve grid mostly green initially). June the entire reserve grid is red so we are short on reserves according to the company. I expect to fly a bunch next month. On average I'd say I fly between 50-70 flight hours a month when I am not bidding night ops (CDO/CNO...you'll come to know those abbreviations later but one doesn't fly much on those schedules). Since we have a minimum day credit though of 4 hours and a ready reserve shift at the airport gives you that credit I routinely break min guarantee pay. You can expect to fly at least once in a reserve period based on my experience...however that could be a full 4 day trip, or as little as a deadhead to cover one live flight. It truly is a cr*p shoot on reserve. What I am seeing now is it takes about 20 people below you to get off reserve in JFK. The exact number of reserves varies seasonally (summer less reserves, winter many more reserves), but 20 is a good ballpark number. Our last vacancy has 20 slots for JFK FOs so for new hires already with base assignments that likely means a line for them...and a line for me probably by July! Hope this helps.

-W-

C120Driver

Any idea on estimated reserve times in DTW, again we all know its a cr*p shoot

pa28dakota

I couldn't give you an estimate on DTW 900...20 open vacancies but those could be mostly filled internally vs. being new hires and who knows until after the bid what seniority numbers take said vacancies. Now if it is DTW 200, I would take an educated guess that if the last vacancies are any indication you would likely need 20 people below you in base to get a line there and if hiring keeps up that could happen quick. However, with the June schedule there are still 7 year FOs holding the most junior lines. For the brief time I was in DTW on the 200 I flew almost every day.

Sushihead

My buddy is doing the sim right now, sim 2 I believe, and already has 11 below him on the 200 DTW.

pa28dakota

So yeah once those guys hit the line then movement to a line would be fast. I'm sure those 7 year guys on reserve in DTW on the 200 are itching for the new hires to complete IOE!

ShyGuy

No, those were initials. But if you are a downgraded CA then you couldn't be who I was thinking of. Anyway, congrats on the CJO!

Extenda

Any idea how much a 200 FO at DTW would be flying? I came back from mil leave and am a mid 2011 hire and was also wondering how long I would likely be on reserve. Gonna be based there flying the line end of June. Thanks!

pa28dakota

Can't say much about how much you'd fly maybe a 200 driver can chime in...but based on other posts you likely wouldn't be on reserve for more than a few months most the way things are trending.

slowyourroll

Not sure what everyone else is doing but I'm at 118 hours... for the year.

I'm usually on P2, maybe the morning guys are flying more.

Maybe they're tired of all my grievances and want to save the 4 hours of pay. Hard to violate the contract if you dont assign anything.

I do 8-10 ready reserve shifts a month. More when they want me to. Helps to make sure I know where I left my kit bag.

-200 FO DTW

Tinpusher007

Wasn't this the situation that LOA 60? was supposed to cure with the snapshot taken at the end of realignment 15-01???