Originally Posted by Herkflyr

You aren't really grasping the crux of the question, and ALPA hasn't been as explicit as many of us would like.

Bottom line is this. We already know that the last day-off schedule check is gone as of Dec 31. If a pilot is on reserve Jan 1 he or she starts long call at midnight. Here is the central issue. Right now, contractually that pilot can remove himself from all contact with the company at midnight, so long as he checks his schedule NLT 0900, in a using a most-conservative assumption that exactly at midnight scheduling assigned a trip with a 1200 report--and contractually a reserve must acknowledge a trip assignment NLT 3 hours prior to report.

Steve Dickson is trying to decree by memo that that provision of the contract really doesn't apply any more due to FAR 117. ALPA certainly disagrees. So...what is a reserve who goes on long call at midnight on Jan 1 supposed to assume in terms of his contact obligation? Explicit and specific guidance would be welcome.