Reserve Life in LAS
02-21-2022, 11:33 AM
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Reserve Life in LAS
Looks like LAS is getting 25 more FOs in the next bid and I might be one of them. Would love to hear from folks that have lived the reserve life there as to what people are doing for accommodations, transportation, schedules, etc. Just any tips on making the commuting to reserve (not moving in base, but thanks) at LAS more manageable. Thanks!
02-21-2022, 12:11 PM
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I did it for a month. I got an Airbnb and a residential bus pass for 30 days. There’s crashpads available and a courtyard with a crew rate. I did R18. It’s commutable and they can’t really use you on the last day. Makes commuting easier.
02-21-2022, 03:54 PM
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02-21-2022, 04:54 PM
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One thing I will add as well: Most of the time, they will put the trip on your schedule well ahead of your duty period, so if it works in your advantage, you can self notify and then you're off the hook until the trip report time. For example, you are on R18 and duty on at 1800. You wake up at 1200 and check your schedule and see you have a trip that starts at 2200. You can now self notify and you have no obligation to the company until 2200. This will make your commute a lot better on day 1.
02-21-2022, 05:07 PM
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One thing I will add as well: Most of the time, they will put the trip on your schedule well ahead of your duty period, so if it works in your advantage, you can self notify and then you're off the hook until the trip report time. For example, you are on R18 and duty on at 1800. You wake up at 1200 and check your schedule and see you have a trip that starts at 2200. You can now self notify and you have no obligation to the company until 2200. This will make your commute a lot better on day 1.
02-21-2022, 07:28 PM
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One thing I will add as well: Most of the time, they will put the trip on your schedule well ahead of your duty period, so if it works in your advantage, you can self notify and then you're off the hook until the trip report time. For example, you are on R18 and duty on at 1800. You wake up at 1200 and check your schedule and see you have a trip that starts at 2200. You can now self notify and you have no obligation to the company until 2200. This will make your commute a lot better on day 1.
02-22-2022, 04:44 AM
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