I really hope that check and lurker are correct and what I have been saying is not. I understand where you guys are coming from but I keep running up against this point: When the company assigns you a long call rotation, as long as it's legal (both FAR and PWA) at the time of assignment, the contract basically says two things - you MAY acknowledge the assignment anytime up to 3 hours prior or schedule report. So, it's up to YOU when you acknowledge as long as it meets that requirement - I think we all get that. BUT, it's also up to YOU to be ABLE to report for said assignment - both physically (ie. commuting) and legally. In other words, you have to meet BOTH requirements. And in this case, they don't really contradict each other. It's just that one requirement is a lot more restrictive than the other. All the company has to do is make sure that the rotation is assigned legally.

Please, ALPA, tell me I'm wrong!!!
(Or, at least tell me something)