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#1481
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This is not correct. Scheduling can change your schedule with early report assignments as much as they want until 12 hours prior to the start of LC, OR until the pilot acknowledges an assignment. If they assign a rotation two days out, and you immediately acknowledge it, that is then locked in. Any further changes require them to notify you, which they cannot do since you are in rest up until report. In this case, since you acknowledged it, you are only required to report for the acknowledged rotation. At that point, since that rotation is gone, you would have to call them and they would then be able to notify you of the rotation removal. You should then go back on LC because any further assignment requires 18 hours notice.
#1482
Roll’n Thunder
Joined APC: Oct 2009
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#1483
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Joined APC: Mar 2022
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Going into a normal X day you are on LC until 2359. Scheduling can call you at any point during that last day to put you into rest early. Generally they have consistently been assigning rest starting at 1800. If you are going into a vacation day or golden X day you are already assumed to be aware of the company’s contractual obligation to release you from LC into rest at 0600 so that will happen automatically with no call to you required. This whole paragraph only applies to when your last day of LC has no rotation or SC assignment - just LC for the whole day.
Scheduling can assign you SC on your last day of reserve. Ifyou are on SC going into a regular X day they can keep you on SC up until 2359, but as always any assignment must release by 2359 so you are not really usable to them that late. You are atomically released from any SC at noon on your last day before a golden X day or reserve day.
Scheduling can assign you SC on your last day of reserve. Ifyou are on SC going into a regular X day they can keep you on SC up until 2359, but as always any assignment must release by 2359 so you are not really usable to them that late. You are atomically released from any SC at noon on your last day before a golden X day or reserve day.
I'm on the last day of my LC block. No assignment. Tomorrow is an X-day. I've been assigned 30hrs rest at 1800 tonight (at least I think I'm reading that correctly, 1800 on the 14th to 0000 on the 15th, is that 30hrs or 6?)
What is my obligation to the company right now at 1000 on my last LC day?
Do I still need to be contactable, or rather, respond to any attempted contact?
The only thing they can assign me is rest as early as immediately or 2 hours from now if I don't acknowledge?
Can they assign me a trip reporting in 18hrs (tomorrow) on my X-day?
If they can't assign me a trip but do anyway, is that fly now grieve later?
If the only thing they can assign me is rest, why not just give me rest at 0600? Waiting to 1800 just restricts my ability to pickup off-day flying 12 hours later than it could be, right?
#1484
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I guess I still don't get it.
I'm on the last day of my LC block. No assignment. Tomorrow is an X-day. I've been assigned 30hrs rest at 1800 tonight (at least I think I'm reading that correctly, 1800 on the 14th to 0000 on the 15th, is that 30hrs or 6?)
What is my obligation to the company right now at 1000 on my last LC day?
Do I still need to be contactable, or rather, respond to any attempted contact?
The only thing they can assign me is rest as early as immediately or 2 hours from now if I don't acknowledge?
Can they assign me a trip reporting in 18hrs (tomorrow) on my X-day?
If they can't assign me a trip but do anyway, is that fly now grieve later?
If the only thing they can assign me is rest, why not just give me rest at 0600? Waiting to 1800 just restricts my ability to pickup off-day flying 12 hours later than it could be, right?
I'm on the last day of my LC block. No assignment. Tomorrow is an X-day. I've been assigned 30hrs rest at 1800 tonight (at least I think I'm reading that correctly, 1800 on the 14th to 0000 on the 15th, is that 30hrs or 6?)
What is my obligation to the company right now at 1000 on my last LC day?
Do I still need to be contactable, or rather, respond to any attempted contact?
The only thing they can assign me is rest as early as immediately or 2 hours from now if I don't acknowledge?
Can they assign me a trip reporting in 18hrs (tomorrow) on my X-day?
If they can't assign me a trip but do anyway, is that fly now grieve later?
If the only thing they can assign me is rest, why not just give me rest at 0600? Waiting to 1800 just restricts my ability to pickup off-day flying 12 hours later than it could be, right?
Realistically? If they already gave you rest AND there are people left available in the reserve grid, you are pretty much done. You are free to call and get released and they'll likely release you.
To your last question: if they give you rest at 1800, you can pick up a GS starting at 0400. How is that restrictive?
#1485
This is not correct. Scheduling can change your schedule with early report assignments as much as they want until 12 hours prior to the start of LC, OR until the pilot acknowledges an assignment. If they assign a rotation two days out, and you immediately acknowledge it, that is then locked in. Any further changes require them to notify you, which they cannot do since you are in rest up until report. In this case, since you acknowledged it, you are only required to report for the acknowledged rotation. At that point, since that rotation is gone, you would have to call them and they would then be able to notify you of the rotation removal. You should then go back on LC because any further assignment requires 18 hours notice.
Further, 23.S.5.d. says you may be contacted by one of two methods 1. A phone call or, 2. placed on your schedule prior to 12 hours before the end of the last non-fly day, and 2.b.note says "A pilot is responsible for ascertaining whether they have been assigned a rotation or converted to short call under Section 23 S. 5. d. 2) b). Crew Scheduling is not required to make telephone contact for such an assignment or conversion.
I will add that I've had a rotation changed like this (in the old "day prior" contract). Which doesn't necessarily mean it was legal when CS did it... I've also had CS correct a YS that was not honored, which was taken back off anothere pilot's line and correctly given to me. I'd be glad to be corrected here, because what you are saying is actually a pretty powerful thing if true. I've been wrong before.
Last edited by FangsF15; 12-14-2023 at 06:42 AM.
#1486
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Joined APC: Mar 2022
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Just wasn't sure how it worked if they assign me 30hrs of rest. Would that make me ineligible for a GS until completion of rest or am I good after 10hrs?
#1487
#1488
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To add to what fangs said, the 30 hour rest they put on there is automatic. They don't think you NEED 30 hours but they do it as a default to reset your clock. I think primarily in case you only had 1 day off you'd bee good at the start of your next reserve stretch.
#1489
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Joined APC: Oct 2021
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I'm pretty sure they can change a reserve assignment right up until 12 hours prior to start of long-call (coming off a no-fly day) regardless if you previously acknowledged a different assignment. I can't find any language suggesting otherwise.
#1490
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Joined APC: Oct 2009
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Again, you're going to have to verify my infromation directly from the scheduling committee. That's where I got my intial gouge from. Just send a dart or ask on the scheduling FB page.
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