SoFloFlyer

CRJ - DEN and SLC. I’d be commuting so 12 hour call out would be ideal.

JohnnyBekkestad

Don't be so sure about that... when is the last flight of the day out of your home airport?

For example, if you get a 0700 report time, they will call you at 1900. If there are no flight after 1900 to get to your domicile and the first flight in the morning brings you in after 0700 you will have missed an assignment.

A buddy if mine lives in SLC and is based in ORD and has to commute in to sit long call (12h) in Chicago and being away from his family. Because he cannot guarantee that he can make the 12h callout

KirillTheThrill

I’d recommend DEN and buying a crash pad. I don’t know the prices in Denver, probably around $250 a month. I would be very careful not being in domicile during a reserve block, that’s expected by the company during long/short call reserve.

What would be your driving time to SLC or DEN?

SoFloFlyer

I’ll have to double check, but flight out of AUS is fairly reasonable. Definitely wouldn’t drive from Austin though. I’m a Cadet, have been for awhile, and now it’s time I start doing some HW on bases so I appreciate any input.

Moving to base would be a possibility as well, but obviously would prefer to stay in Austin.

KirillTheThrill

You know IAH is one of our most Jr. domiciles for FO and CA on the CRJ? 2.5 hour drive from AUS.

captive apple

To be clearer, you don’t need to be in domicile on long call.

KirillTheThrill

It’s my understanding that if I have an issue while driving to work for a long call assignment (any assigned flying), have vehicle troubles, call out, that’s marked as EMR.

If I call out of a long call assignment because I wasn’t able to catch a flight to my domicile, that’s marked as SAD, obviously not good especially for a NH.

I would say if you’re not within driving distance that would require the pilot to be in domicile for long call.

JohnnyBekkestad

You are right, you do not have to be in domicile for a long call assignment, you don't need to be in domicile for a short call assignment either.
Let say you live in MKE and can drive to O'Hare within 2 hours you are good.
But the company has been clear, you better be in domicile by your report time. So if you are long call and they call you at 5pm for a 5am report time and the last flight of the day was at 4:50pm and therefor you cannot make your long call assignment you could face loosing your job over it, and we have seen that during covid, lots of people have. I've been trying to get a clear answer for the company on this very subject as i was a Florida commuter and just could not bid long call for that very reason, my last flight out West Palm was around 2pm. It's different now, i can make it with FLL, MIA, PBI, MCO or i'd just take FedEx or UPS.

captive apple

Exactly, you have to make your report time for short long and ready. This has moved into semantics.
I think you two are conflating Emer/Sad with reserve roulette. One is honest bad luck, the other is time/wage theft and lying about it.

f1racer328

Well let’s hope the hiring continues and reserve isn’t ages long…