Albief15

Anyone with much experience/expertise with R-24?

The trips assigned are outside 24 hours, but the "call back within 15 mintues" rule appears to still be in effect. Any suggestions on ways to deal with this if you wanted to...say....fly for an hour in a Navion? Or perhaps an F-15? In other words...I could check VIPS or my messages and still be available for the trip, but is there a way to get around (legally and within the spirit of the contract) the 15 minute call back? For instance, I was considering calling crew scheduling and letting them know I was flying but could check back with them in an hour?

There are many opportunites for me to do some work at my local base, including briefing, taking stan/eval tests, etc etc that would be a great use of time but would NOT allow me to take a cell phone into the facility. Additionally, flying GA is a treat but my cell phone coverage is intermittant at best. Even relief for an hour would be about all I would need. Is there a way to do this without pestering my ACP?

Thanks in advance....

BonesF15

You can call in and waive your 24hr notice while you are double dipping, smashing bugs, jumpseating, or putting RATR's through SNAP's craniums!

Be prepared for MEM hotel stby at the schedulers whim!

I am not sure I would want to be recorded telling the schedulers that I was flying in the guard.

I simply waived the 24hr notice and called them back in an hr or so, no questions asked.

ptarmigan

I used to call CRS and just ask them if it was ok for me to be out of contact for an hour or so. Never had a problem.

Fedex999999

Yeah, just check in with CRS. I do it all the time to go to the gym, or a run, or whatever. They usually say ok, and ask you to check back in. But don't blow them off and not tell them, and then not call back. You'll get a nice, friendly notice from your ACP.

HoursHore

R-24 = Hotel Standby.

MEMFO4Ever

Or

R-24 = 9 commutes in one month

"never again"

MaydayMark

Two thoughts:

1. I had R24 twice. They called me in for MEM hotel stby both times. They expect you will have your own transportation between the airport and the hotel.

2. Because they are required to give you 24hrs notice, they'll call you at home at 0300L for a trip the next day at 0300L. They also call you first because they are required to give you the most notice (compared to any other Reserve pilots).

Mark

And like MEMFO4EVER says, I also found it meant a surprisingly high number of commutes

Magenta Line

In a perfect world, R24 guys/gals would be left alone and called as a last resort OR called in to do a 5-10 day single departure trip then left alone for the remainder of their R days. The guys I've known that have done it with success are guys that live 2-4 hrs away -- BNA or LIT.

sandman2122

Albie,

I chose R24 for December on da bus, (can't speak for the 727) but the majority of the flying were easy day trips with one weekend layover. Got my 1 in 7 but literally only had 12 hours by the time I got home and my next check in.

Overall, I ended up with 6 extra days off, 7 of the 9 trips were day flights AND I had a few beers on my weekend layover...........there you have it.

MaxKts

Mark, the company is required to provide transportation between hotel and hub. Your on their nickel and if you were to get in an accident, they are responsible even if you are in your own vehicle.

I've only done R-24 once and when they gave me hotel stby I just asked "Where is my ride to the hotel?"