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03-25-2015, 07:46 AM
#9421
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Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: RJ right-seat warmer
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The only time I was ever called on RDY was immediately after blocking in from a reserve assignment flight. My recommendation, leave soon enough that you're a solid 5-10 minutes down the highway by the end of your airport jail time. You can make it back, and pay to park in short term if you have to in :20.
That would add insult to injury.
I just jump on the shuttle bus a couple minutes before the end of purgatory...
03-25-2015, 09:57 AM
#9422
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Joined APC: Apr 2013
Position: Desk
Posts: 235
And speaking about parking, does SKW pay for it or reimburses part of it?
03-25-2015, 07:42 PM
#9424
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Joined APC: May 2012
Posts: 5
Adding RDY to the end of assignment happens nearly every day at SKW. Amazingly enough they've never once called me during RDY. I usually spend the time working on my other job (on my laptop at the SFO Starbucks), perched on the edge of my chair for the 4:00 pm shuttle to the employee parking lot. If anyone is in SFO's Terminal 2 on a given weekend around 3:00, stop by the Starbucks next to the Virgin ticket counter and say hi. I'll be the guy trying to pretend my phone doesn't exist 
03-25-2015, 08:14 PM
#9425
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Joined APC: May 2012
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Kind of unavoidable when it's 4 hrs prior to starting a 4 leg day. For the 2 hrs RDY nads kick after a 5 leg day, ...I know not of what you speak.
03-25-2015, 09:05 PM
#9426
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03-25-2015, 09:15 PM
#9427
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Joined APC: Dec 2014
Posts: 310
At Mesa reservists can go back on regular reserve after a trip if they have the FDP available, but I haven't heard of anyone getting assigned ready reserve after a trip. only getting assigned another trip or going back on regular 1.5 hour callout.
03-26-2015, 07:00 AM
#9428
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Joined APC: Jun 2012
Posts: 182
What I'm saying, is that RDY requires you to get back within :20. The odds of that call happening are very low. When I was on reserve and had to do airport jail time, I left but made sure I could return within :20. Paying to park is merely a backup option to ensure that I wouldn't be late should the uber-short phone call come, but I never had to do it. Its an investment in sanity to be able to hang out elsewhere. There are several pleasant downtown areas and parks nearby to enjoy, maybe run an errand or two, and then be on your way close to the end of the RDY 'shift'. 
03-26-2015, 07:05 AM
#9429
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Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: Seat 0B
Posts: 2,300
Some Mesa guys I've spoken to say that airport reserve is sometimes assigned in up to 8hr shifts. That's a long time to be sitting at the airport.
As far as SkyWest, I've never been called while on RDY. Not saying it can't happen, but it's unlikely.
As far as SkyWest, I've never been called while on RDY. Not saying it can't happen, but it's unlikely.
03-26-2015, 11:37 AM
#9430
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Joined APC: Mar 2014
Posts: 75
So if you would be kind enough to help a newbie......what all kinds of reserve are there? Long call, short call, rdy? I'm about 1:30 from COS which I understand is a MX base. Would reserve there be different than other domociles?
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