Originally Posted by
Scoop
Dash,
You are missing the point. Most Pilots don't care about the ability to respond as late as 3 hours prior to report. What is important to most reserve pilots - me included is QOL and not being on a short tether.
What would rather have?
A 4 hour response and maintain the ability to acknowledge NLT 3 hours prior to report - what you saying is the "ends" of our contractual wording.
Or have a 19 hour notice, even if it requires acknowledging 10 hours prior to report.
It is not the NLT 3 hours wording that is important, it is the amount of notice, and the length of the response "leash" currently 9 hours that we need to protect.
Scoop
Sorry, I've been talking about what we currently have, not what I'd rather have in the future.As the PWA stands right now, the NLT 3 hour wording is absolutely important - as it's the only actual limitation for reserve acknowledgement that we CURRENTLY have. Having said that, I think I get where you're coming from - what you propose is a solution to the problem (19 hour call out, 9 hour leash). A solution that I agree with, BTW. But, it's a solution that will require a change to the PWA. And as far as any proposed changes go, you're right, it's the 9 hour leash absolutely needs to be protected, not the NLT 3. Sorry if we've been talking in circles
