Originally Posted by mkfmbos

I have an interview coming up. 7k tt 1500 TPIC on A320. I work overseas. I don't need another minute of airbus time on my resume and I'm ASSuming that I don't need the practice. Now for the question:

If I join I'll be on McDonalds fry cook pay for a year on reserve and then McDonalds fry cook Manager pay year two. I keep hearing that you can drop your entire reserve schedule. How does that work? Do I still get paid my minimum? On 3k a month, with two kids, and not living in base, a crashpad would be impossible. If I took the job, pending the offer of course, I would rely on the fact that I can basically take the first year off and not have to worry about a crashpad. Is this possible, or am I reaching. Otherwise I could hold out for a better job that may never come. I don't need the "don't come to Spirit" rhetoric. Facts are appreciated.

Originally Posted by flensr

Crashpad or cheap hotel.

If you don't want reserve, you'll be on RES for less than a year. If you're gonna commute anyway consider *gasp* ACY and be near the top of the seniority list there in 6-9 months. Bid the line you think you can drop the easiest plus transition conflict, try to drop everything, and then pick back up from a more convenient base.

There is no real distinction between 3 and 11 hour callouts. You might get a day's notice, might get 2 hours notice and a pretty-please with 1 hr move-up pay on top if you can get there fast and push on time. Contract says "at the gate ready to go" 3 hours after the call.

When I was on RES, I'd guess that at least half of my calls were 6 hours or less, however they company *usually* called me as soon as my duty window opened and if I checked my schedule before getting called, I would sometimes see that I'd been assigned a trip almost a full day prior and they just didn't call until the beginning of my next RES window.

Lack of 121 time and lack of degree doesn't seem to be an issue but you'll never know if you don't apply.

A little bird I overheard suggested that one other high-payoff first-year game to be played is to drop everything possible first year, and use the time off to finish up that college degree, maybe volunteer somewhere to add some more points on your legacy apps. You'll get more pay at some regionals now but you'll also fly more, with less time for school. Depends on which benefits you more, SIC 121 hours or a degree.

Originally Posted by flensr

Crashpad or cheap hotel.

If you don't want reserve, you'll be on RES for less than a year. If you're gonna commute anyway consider *gasp* ACY and be near the top of the seniority list there in 6-9 months. Bid the line you think you can drop the easiest plus transition conflict, try to drop everything, and then pick back up from a more convenient base.

There is no real distinction between 3 and 11 hour callouts. You might get a day's notice, might get 2 hours notice and a pretty-please with 1 hr move-up pay on top if you can get there fast and push on time. Contract says "at the gate ready to go" 3 hours after the call.

When I was on RES, I'd guess that at least half of my calls were 6 hours or less, however they company *usually* called me as soon as my duty window opened and if I checked my schedule before getting called, I would sometimes see that I'd been assigned a trip almost a full day prior and they just didn't call until the beginning of my next RES window.

Lack of 121 time and lack of degree doesn't seem to be an issue but you'll never know if you don't apply.

A little bird I overheard suggested that one other high-payoff first-year game to be played is to drop everything possible first year, and use the time off to finish up that college degree, maybe volunteer somewhere to add some more points on your legacy apps. You'll get more pay at some regionals now but you'll also fly more, with less time for school. Depends on which benefits you more, SIC 121 hours or a degree.

Originally Posted by mkfmbos

I think you summarized all my concerns. The degree is a priority.
How does one commute to ACY? I am confused to why its a hub. I suppose it means they don't compete directly with anyone there.

Thanks for your input. Fly safe.

Originally Posted by BusterBust

Reserve drop limits are currently a discussion point in negotiations; management wanting zero reserve drops and the union wanting drops allowed from days on the outside of blocks only, on one reserve “block” of days for the month. So neither side is pushing for the entire “drop the month of reserve.” Which is fine because it can’t be done anyways.

Originally Posted by UNSUBSCRIBE

FYI, because ACY is always short F/Os you can forget about dropping days.

Go to a regional, pays more and has a direct pathway to a real airline

Originally Posted by FlyBoat

This is just not accurate info. You will get ACY in training. If you are lucky, you may bid out of ACY and be somewhere else by the time you hit the line like I and a few other classmates did.

I myself was able to drop EVERYTHING out of ACY and other classmates too, picking up from another base.

Originally Posted by FlyBoat

This is just not accurate info. You will get ACY in training. If you are lucky, you may bid out of ACY and be somewhere else by the time you hit the line like I and a few other classmates did.

I myself was able to drop EVERYTHING out of ACY and other classmates too, picking up from another base.

Originally Posted by 390SetBlue

If you're a reserve line holder you CAN NOT pick up. It's in the contract and flica is configured to prevent it. If scheduling is allowing you to pickup flying both of you are in violation of the contract and are hampering efforts to attain a fair contract.

Originally Posted by FlyBoat

Where in the quote did I say you can pick up on reserve? In fact a few posts ago I said that you cannot pick up on reserve. So the rest of your statement is pure emotional BS. Made you feel better to say it?