Originally Posted by hookshot123

Check, Denny and Sinca,

The whole schedule check section is rather vague and in my opinion was written that way on purpose. It attempts to comply with FAR 117 while still giving scheduling some flexibility in assigning trips off X days.

Here is the reason they can't "require" a schedule check coming off an X day:

Say scheduling puts 1000 a.m. short call on your schedule after an X day and does it before 1500 on your last X day. FAR 117 says you are in no way required to check your schedule on an X day. If you were required to check your schedule after midnight on your first on call day that requirement would break the 10 hours required rest before a short call and make you illegal for it.

Therefore to make it legal to have a 10am short call following an X day the contract can't "require" you to check your schedule because to do so would either violate your day off or your 10 hours rest. That is the reason you are "expected" to check your schedule as per Scheduling Alert 14-05, but can't be "required"

At least that is how it looks to me,
Capt. Hook

Originally Posted by Mesabah

When you sell scope, you're selling brand identity. Planes painted in Delta colors are going back to the mainline. JV scope, however, using the Skyteam brand identity, seems to be the future.

If I were the Delta CEO, here's what I would want for C2015:
1.)Restore C2K pay rates, reduced PS
2.)Reduce 50 seat permitted jets to 0
3.)Reduce 76 seat permitted jets to current number, so -30
4.)Eliminate restrictions on aircraft DCI can operate for other airlines + JV
5.)Eliminate Alaska code share
6.)Adjust block hourly limited JV with Skyteam partners

ALPA would have no problem selling this, even though it's ridiculously concessionary.

Originally Posted by sinca3

Am I required to have internet access and a phone line at home?

Originally Posted by Denny Crane

As a Delta pilot on reserve under contract, you are required to contactable. How you meet the requirements of the contract is up to you. IMO the minimum would be to have phone access.

Denny

Edit: I know you are yankin' my chain!

Originally Posted by sinca3

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I'm going with Gloopy's last explanation. My only thing to add is this....if I don't check at or after 1500 on my last off day I go on Long call at 0000 and the soonest anything, be it short call or a trip, can be placed on my schedule is 1000? If I don't self notify will the company attempt at 0000 or some other time afterwards or is the burden of schedule checks now on me from that point (0000) on?

Originally Posted by Hillbilly

I would call the ALPA scheduling committee guys and ask them to look at it. Based on your post, something is off somewhere. Let us know what they say.

Originally Posted by Rooster435

The answer I got from the scheduling committee is that the reserve availability tables only account for pilots that are qualified as of right now. So with 20+ FOs getting checked out each month the coverage awards get a little skewed. Should be plenty of availability when the day actually rolls around so I should be able to move an x day.

Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver

FYI... I emailed my reps with input that I think Lee Moak should be recalled. I've had numerous exchanges with them in the past few hours and NONE of them see anything wrong with what he said. Houston we have a problem. Maybe these reps need to be recalled too!

Originally Posted by sinca3

Am I required to have internet access and a phone line at home?