Originally Posted by
BillyBaroo
For the scheduling gurus: I have a 1 day trip scheduled to end at 23:59. For February bidding purpose; since the :30 min post-flight puts this into an additional day on flica--do I assume its counted as a day of work or not?
Looking at the contract language and leaning towards "Not" based on 12-E-2. But this is where looking at the Flica calendar one can really get burned because it shows one thing, and in reality, is another.
Thanks...BB
That contract section is more having to do with a duty period that runs delayed past midnight and when (past 2am) you would be eligible for a comp day or day off pay.
If your schedule to arrive at 23:59, and your duty off period is 00:29, you will be considered to have worked that last day, even if it is for 29 minutes. So it will not be counted as a "day off" on Flica but will be counted as a consecutive day when using it towards a conflict etc.
I always look at bids that have these days in it to end a trip or day trips. FLica sort will show it not being a day off (on that past midnight day) but it essentially is if you live in base and will be home that night. Nice way to realize an extra few days at home.
To further complicate, the bid packets may count the past midnight duty periods as a day off on reserve lines. So be careful with the "days off" in the bid packages on, for example, R19 lines. Dont know if they have corrected this on the bid packets, I usually dont bid off the packets but use Flica sort instead.
Confused now?
Don't be shy about contacting our scheduling committee with questions. I went to them a lot with contract questions when I was getting the hang of section 25 and 12 and they are a BIG help.