It appears you misunderstood my conjecture statement. I asked for data to support shiznit's claim as to when pilots acknowledge trip assignments. He doesn't have it. My example about the 12 hour leash and the opportunities for rest, turning off the phone, etc... that it affords, fly directly in the face of shiznit's claim.

Here's a snippet from the Scheduling Reference Handbook:

Long Call

A long-call pilot has a “12-hour leash,” as follows. Crew Scheduling will attempt to notify a long-call pilot of a rotation, short-call period, or rest period, and place the assignment on his schedule in iCrew. A long-call pilot has no obligation to check his schedule while on call, but:

• must acknowledge any assigned rotation no later than three hours prior to the scheduled report of the rotation,
• must acknowledge any assigned short-call period no later than one hour prior to the scheduled start of the short-call period, and
• must acknowledge any assigned rest period no later than six hours after the start of the rest period.

This effectively means a long-call pilot could turn off his phone for as long as nine hours, provided he then checks his messages and/or schedule in order to comply with the above requirements for acknowledgement.


If you'll reread my posts, I've never stated that I know what would happen in court. The reality is anything can happen. It's only the go-along-to-get-along crowd that has been making the bold assertion that an injunction is a foregone conclusion.