Originally Posted by Hillbilly

A good faith basis call would typically not be tied to a 15 day or 100 hour verification requirement as that pilot is already required to provide sick verification to the company. As an example to answer your question, the pilot who calls in sick and then travels via jumpseat on another carrier (the company would know since CASS pinged the Delta system to verify employment) without first getting permission from his Chief Pilot would likely get a good faith basis call. Also, a pilot that calls in sick and then posts on Facebook about the great outdoor physical activities he is enjoying with old friends he hasn't seen in years while visiting out of town relatives during the same time frame could generate a good faith basis call. The company would then have a reason to question the pilot's use of sick leave which is not solely based on the amount of sick leave used or the frequency of sick occurrences for that pilot.

I think most of us would say that no pilot is out of touch enough to actually do that, but unfortunately that is not the case. It is my understanding that less than 0.5% of the pilot group has gotten a good faith basis call.

Originally Posted by Timbo

What is this "Good Faith" phone call you are talking about, and who gets it?