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DAL 88 Driver
Here's your pop quiz for the night. Good luck!
Question: Are you legal for pick up at 0810?
(If yes, why? If no, why not?)
(f) If a flightcrew member determines that a rest period under paragraph (e) of this section will not provide eight uninterrupted hours of sleep opportunity, the flightcrew member must notify the certificate holder. The flightcrew member cannot report for the assigned flight duty period until he or she receives a rest period specified in paragraph (e) of this section.
My guess:
No, you are not legal for an 0810 pickup.
Reasoning: Although you have 8 hours behind the door, that's not what the rules say anymore. It says you must have eight hours of uninterrupted sleep opportunity. Unless you are a magician, don't plan to pee, shower, eat or change you clothes, you are not going to get 8 hour of sleep opportunity when you have 8 hours behind the door. You realistically need 9 or 9:30.