Originally Posted by
Flying Elvis
Or is the 30 hrs treated essentially as an X day, so I could be assigned a report or SC start as soon as 10hrs, as long as it was on my schedule 9hrs prior to the end of my no-fly period?
That's it exactly. Any rest that is 24 hours or greater is defined as a non-fly-day and is therefore treated essentially as an X-day. Any you're right -- they could assign you 30 hours of rest followed immediately by a trip or short call, so long as they give you both at the same time.