Originally Posted by
itripreport
I'm new to the RUC system, does Delta offer an expert mode like United does to check fare buckets?
No, but it will tell you if flights are available for RUC upgrades when logged in (as shown below). Since it's just based on Z bucket availability as noted in Wiki, if you familiarize yourself with the Z fares on a route, you can use Google Flights to figure out which dates have flights with availability based simply on fare pricing.
After checking FC fares on DTW-LAX, I verified Z fares range from $684 (with 30 day advance purchase) to $989 (with no advance purchase). So any date below showing fares between $684 to $989 has at least one flight with Z bucket open which is RUC eligible. Any dates with pricing higher than $989 will only have I, D, C, or J fares available which means there is no Z bucket open on any flights on that date.