Could anyone explain our Reserve System?

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10-24-2018, 05:19 PM

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TheWeatherman

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Originally Posted by SpringLanding

- Get hired by a major later for each day you’re not flying

Am I wrong?

Yes, at Republic at least you are. By the time you will be eligible to upgrade, you will have more then 1000 hours, but rather at the 2 - 2.5 year point. Nobody is upgrading right at 1000 hours. In other words, when you are senior enough to upgrade you will meet the mins despite not flying much in the first few months.

Now if you were at a Regional where upgrades are fast and right at 1000 hours, it might be an issue. But guess what, those Regionals have Reserves that arn't flying that much either. Check out the Envoy and Skywest message boards, some of those FOs are only flying 10 - 20 hours a month while on Reserve.

10-24-2018, 05:21 PM

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10-24-2018, 05:24 PM

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Ok, that makes sense. That’s helpful. It sounds like republic makes sense if you’re ok taking a longer time to get to 1000 turbine Multi PIC, but enjoying a higher paycheck and QOL than others. What’s the fastest ticket for a new guy to get a captain upgrade if pay, QOL, and location don’t matter?

10-24-2018, 05:39 PM

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We are allowed to pick up open time when on reserve, yes ?

10-24-2018, 05:48 PM

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It's not that it takes a longer time to get to 1000 hours at Republic then other Regionals. It's that upgrade right now is at 2.3 years, which by that time you would have over 1500 hours most likely.

10-24-2018, 05:49 PM

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We are allowed to pick up open time when on reserve, yes ?

Yes, but only on your days off. Keep in mind the FDPs during your reserve count whether you are used or not, so Part 117 rules and company buffers apply.

10-25-2018, 03:57 AM

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We are allowed to pick up open time when on reserve, yes ?

Pick up trips on the trade board before open time.. helps your bro/sis out and it helps leverage more flag pay

10-26-2018, 03:49 AM

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1000 121 PIC doesn’t even matter anymore.

10-30-2018, 05:12 PM

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Could you swap reserve days for open time trips?

Lets say I sit reserve in EWR on the 8-12th and theres an open time trip out of MIA the 8-12th, could i pick it up?
What about if it was an open time trip on the 8-12th in EWR?

10-30-2018, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pilot2804

No, not directly. You would first have to either drop your reserve days, or swap them for days you have off later in the month. In order for you to do either, reserve levels for each day have to be above the minimum set for your base.