Originally Posted by David Watts

While PBS sucks, if you're bidding 20% and not getting what you want it's probably user error.

Flame away.

Originally Posted by intrepidcv11

Calling the bastardizations Carmen spits out the result of 'User Error' is something I expect to hear from a check airmen with aspirations.

Originally Posted by EWRflyr

iadfo,

How it works is this:

If you are short-call reserve (B reserve), you can aggressive pickup 1200-1300 local base time. Say you see that four-day trip in open time with a 1200 report time/1300 departure and pick it up. Since you are a B reserve, you will then have to check your schedule again at 1500 LBT to see if scheduling added a call block prior to your show time. It is up to scheduling to look at the trip you picked up and see what call block will work for you to be on call and still legally complete that day. I have had it happen where my first day was long enough that they did not give me a call block before report. However, that is rare so you will most likely get a call block prior to the trip you picked up.

In the example you gave with a 1200 show/1300 departure and scheduled rest starting at 2100, scheduling might give you a call block on your master schedule that shows 0800-1159 LBT. That would mean on call from 8AM until your trip report time. Your duty day would begin at 0800. And, yes, you need to make sure you plan your commute to be in position at the beginning of your reserve call block.

Originally Posted by Scott Stoops

I believe that the UAL pilot group as a whole has never been more angry and disillusioned with UAL (UCAL, now) and their tactics.
Scott

Originally Posted by Ottopilot

I bid the same every month, and every month is different. Sept is great, Oct sucks. What am I doing wrong?

Originally Posted by oneflynfool

In that example, what would your call-out (time from call to push-back) be from 0800-1159? Thanks.

Originally Posted by liquid

Just to add: B reserves who aggressive pick up trip can have that paring/id removed from their schedule and put on a call window. This is solely at the discretion of crew scheduling and yes it happens. I would not count on aggressive picking up a paring/id on B reserve and keeping it. Our scheduling department operates in crisis management mode at all times as we are severely understaffed.

Originally Posted by EWRflyr

All short call reserves are two hours from notification to airport report. If you are flying a flight you have an hour from that to push. If you are deadheading, your report time will be 1/2 hour before push.

Flying: You must be able to push in 3 hours from notification. So get a call at 0827, then you have to report no earlier than 1027 and have to be able to push no earlier than 1127.

Deadheading: You have 2 1/2 hours from notification to push. Get a call with a DH first leg at 0827, still have a 1027 show with a push of 1057 at the earliest.

Make sense?

Originally Posted by EWRflyr

I would say that is possible during the summer or during major weather events (which with EWR seems to be a cloud in the sky ). However, that is rare, but it does happen. Hence the reason scheduling assigns a call block prior to pairing origination for most B reserves. If a trip is aggressively picked up, it disappears from the open time list so it can't just be taken by someone trying to trip trade or those CAreer opportunists who hope to pad their wallets.