Originally Posted by
SongMan
Thanks!
So for the long call, can a pilot who is based at ATL be at home in California and commute to ATL once called?
Not really. Since you're on call for 24 hours, they will call you at 2am for a 2pm show, and you'd have no way to get there on time. Plus, they WILL use all 7 short call days "just because they can", forcing you to sit in a crash pad. Also, long call goes fairly senior.