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Is a reserve line holder a pilot per contract interpretation and MEC acknowledgement? Ask a Contract Compliance guru for the answer.
 
1) reserve- 11 days off per month
2 hour call out
Probably LAX or ANC

2) people commute from all over

3) Quality Inn is 39 bucks per night 10th night free
crash pads available

4) Hotels getting worse and worse- my opinion

5) Lots of ANC and FAI all nighters- plan on it in SEA
Lots of MXC and GDL- plan on it in LAX
Mostly 3 and 4 day trips 5 or 6 on reserve


I start class on the 20th, any ideas where I can find out about crash pads...?
 
The single greatest resource for pilots for this type of thing is, in my opinion, the SEA BCP's secretary MS.
 
So how about schedules? What do the trips look like?
 
See my first post.

Turns
3 and 4 day
all nighters

Look at the route map and slice it and dice it like sub-prime mortgages have been sliced and diced and you'll get an idea.

Schedules change monthly.
Schedules change daily.
The marketing department runs the airline. Always has always will. see my post regarding the EVP in charge of flight operations.
Do a Yahaoo search and find Glenn Johnsons apology to customers.

If you want to live in Anchorage this is the place to be. Arctic turns in the -400 Combi. ORD all nighters. And slice and dice. ADQ is quite lovely at 0600. BRW has a certain charm.

If you want to live in Seattle then plan on being very junior for a long time. At least that has been the case for the last 3 or 4 position bids.

Interestingly enough all nighters go fairly senior.

A very large variable is whether the next contract has preferrential bidding. In my opinion this is highly probable.

If it's the place you've always wanted to work then go for it.
 
Yes, a reserve is a pilot, just not a crew member. Reserves have a 14 hour contractual duty limit, but generally you have to call them on it. You can waive it if you want to, but don't have to.
 
And this is better than my regional gig because. . . ?

Seriously.

Please, I need to get psyched. Anyone with some good news?

Because you will no longer be a regional pilot. Unless you like being treated like a second class pilot.

The trips are not hard compared to regional life. The guys you fly with are great. And you're not flying a regional aircraft.

Of course, I still long for those 4 day, 26 leg trips. Maybe one day I can do it again.:puke:
 
Because you will no longer be a regional pilot. Unless you like being treated like a second class pilot.

The trips are not hard compared to regional life. The guys you fly with are great. And you're not flying a regional aircraft.

Of course, I still long for those 4 day, 26 leg trips. Maybe one day I can do it again.:puke:

Thanks, Q - I appreciate the second opinion.
 

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