Bobvent

Electra, MiLa and Paid2fly – thanks for the info.

If I don’t mess up the interview and they give me an offer, I am wondering if it is possible work a second non-flying job to keep up with the bills. If dropping trips is not easy, what about if you get senior on reserve? Would that be a way to be away from home less (assuming you live in base)? Do the senior people on reserve fly a lot?

Thanks,
Bob

CriticalMach

I wasn't being funny. I was actually serious.

Tchinson

Reserves have an option called "Call First." Normally, they will call the most junior reserve first, unless a more senior reserve has selected "Call First." So if a more senior reserve wants to fly a lot, they have the option to by selecting "Call First."

Fly782

You dont say...

bigte89

Anyone know about what hours people have that are getting interviews?

lolwut

My guess is somewhere between 8am and 5pm

Gallifrey

Lolwut lol

rcfd13

Dropping isn't easy, but I've had pretty good luck with trading trips and posting trips that people have picked up.

Usually as a senior person on reserve you won't fly much if you don't want to, but it depends on the month and even the week. There have been times that I didn't fly all month, but one week ended up being the only person in my bucket. No matter how senior I am, if I'm the only person in my bucket I'm going to be called first.

It's probably possible to schedule a second job around that. You can watch the reserve buckets and assume that if there are 10 people ahead of you to get called you probably won't fly that day and you can go in for a second job. It would always be a risk though but plenty of people do it.

In October I flew 2 hours total on reserve even being senior on call first. In July I flew 74 hours without being on call first. Every month is a little different.

moflyer

There is some flexability on reserve. I have had pretty good luck getting crew support to trade reserve days.

rcfd13

I don't have good luck getting crew support to do anything for me on reserve usually. I got denied early release at 3:55pm once when I was on reserve until 4.