FlyChicaga
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cforst513 said:real quick hijack: reserve, can someone explain this? is it basically being on call and ready to go for those hours you're scheduled?
Yeah cforst, it's basically on-call duty periods. You'll have your "reserve days", which are periods of time which you are responsible for a callout. It varies between airlines, but normally you'll find a 12-15 hour duty day, with a two hour callout. Example: You have reserve Monday through Thursday, with Fri/Sat/Sun off. Your callout period is 6am to 9pm, and you have a two-hour callout. So starting at 6am, scheduling can call you and assign you a pairing, and you have two hours to report for that flight.
There is more associated with it, but that's the general idea.