Originally Posted by
4A2B
I think 8c4d and the other section quoted does:
Travel claimed as a deviation expense must begin or end within
3 days of the scheduled assignment to/from which the pilot is
deviating (e.g. scheduled deadhead, trip or R-day) and must
proceed to the intended destination of the deviation with no
greater than a 24 hour delay enroute, domestically, and a 48
hour delay enroute internationally
I would say that is exactly your scenario with respect to the amount of delay time allowed, as for your first class on the second leg I would say that the class rules apply for that "duty period". The problem becomes if you can't book a single ticket with first on the long leg and coach on the short. It may require you booking 2 tickets, if you look at bid pack pairings with layovers between deadheads they apply the class rules to each duty period, not the total travel time.
Call your FOA and ask?
There's really nothing to ask an FOA about.
He never said he was deviating, so the 8c4d really doesn't apply. I got the impression he has a scheduled deadhead with the parameters he listed and was wondering why the second leg was in coach.
AFWMD11's contract reference was correct and provided all the info necessary to answer the question. He just needed a little pilot speak and a real world example. I think we've all found one section or another in the contract to be a little challenging to interpret depending on our current level of sleep deprivation.