Hot/ready reserve

[phill1174]

The DFW hot used to switch between ONT and SDF from time to time. But it could just as well be gone with the downsizing. Be surprised if PHL was gone but I've been out of the game for three years. You have to be exceptionally good at being lazy to not go stir crazy doing hots. That's me.

I think they’ve gotten clever about it. I got a 8hr sit in DFW coming up. I’ve had 5-6hr sits in other places over the past few months as well. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re just using line holders as HS when they can.

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

Still have the scars of endless hours of ready in ORD & DEN. Missed commutes, 435 area code frustrations voiced & life wasted. I eventually figured out the deepest, darkest corners of both airports to hide that weren't the crew lounges. Once I finally got based back home in DEN, my ready reserve periods may or may have not progressively ended further from the airport eventually ending up on my mountain bike as ready expired. Allegedly.

I feel like once you find the most secluded spot to drop a deuce in the airport, you’ve reached ready reserve nirvana. You ascend to a higher existence after that.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Still have the scars of endless hours of ready in ORD & DEN. Missed commutes, 435 area code frustrations voiced & life wasted. I eventually figured out the deepest, darkest corners of both airports to hide that weren't the crew lounges. Once I finally got based back home in DEN, my ready reserve periods may or may have not progressively ended further from the airport eventually ending up on my mountain bike as ready expired. Allegedly.

In all of that ready I did, I got exactly one "bolt from the blue."

Naturally it came 3 minutes away from my release time that day, was at the limits of my FDP and involved an operational poop-show.

 

[Skåning]

Was sitting airport reserve at Compass when I got the email from Virgin America to go do a drug test (precursor to an offer).

Went down Century Blvd to the closest place on the list. Didn’t get called, got the job offer, started class sooner than people who waited to do the test. Worked out well!

 

[bike21]

I feel like once you find the most secluded spot to drop a deuce in the airport, you’ve reached ready reserve nirvana. You ascend to a higher existence after that.

Gotta have the semi-private "George Costanza" bathrooms picked out for sure.

 

[Karnage]

Still have the scars of endless hours of ready in ORD & DEN. Missed commutes, 435 area code frustrations voiced & life wasted. I eventually figured out the deepest, darkest corners of both airports to hide that weren't the crew lounges. Once I finally got based back home in DEN, my ready reserve periods may or may have not progressively ended further from the airport eventually ending up on my mountain bike as ready expired. Allegedly.

I, uh, might know someone who once spent 90 minutes of their 2 hours of RDY on a plane flying over 1,000 miles away from base...

In all of that ready I did, I got exactly one "bolt from the blue."

Naturally it came 3 minutes away from my release time that day, was at the limits of my FDP and involved an operational poop-show.

Only times I was ever used on RDY with any regularity was when said RDY was part of commuting to/from out of base reserve.

Beyond that, stand alone RDY while in base, twice.

 

[Rocketman99]

You PSAers with your fancy ready reserve rooms!

I would bet a lot of money no one, except for me, had the 'pleasure' of sitting 8 hours of Ready Reserve in the passenger terminal in HPN spring of 2007. Doing the Colgan 2007!

"Scheduling, this is Irene." <CLICK>

 

[Minuteman]

I assume acceptable contact methods are ancient text in every contract at this point.

Can crew scheduling get their hands on ACARS or EFB apps to change your plans for any reason?

 

[BobDDuck]

Can crew scheduling get their hands on ACARS or EFB apps to change your plans for any reason?

Generally no.

 

[ASpilot2be]

I assume acceptable contact methods are ancient text in every contract at this point.

Can crew scheduling get their hands on ACARS or EFB apps to change your plans for any reason?

Our company sends changes to an in house App on our company phones. They also send wakeups to that phone as well. We get so many schedule changes that if the alarm doesn't go off, it generally means that the plane is late. It could be by an hour, or three days.