Originally Posted by
Alan Shore
I did a spot check on a few NYC 717 B pilots for June. Although their PBS award puts them on call on July 1, they have not completed OE, which means that they are not, as of yet, on call on that date. The minute their last LCP marks them "OK," they will show as being on call on July 1, and the reserve available number on that date should increase accordingly.
It seems that you are describing how they are running it. The question I have posed, and am awaiting a response to, is where is Reserves Available defined?
23W defines Reserves Required, but nowhere (that I've been able to find) does it specify how the Available number is calculated. 23W mentions the Available number, but does not define it. I can't see anything that prohibits or allows them to not count a reserve pilot until he is marked OK - it seems to be an open interpretation.
As Mike pointed out, a pilot scheduled to finish OE on June 1st could be reasonably expected to be available at some point later in the month. If we aren't claiming credit for him, we are costing ourselves QOL in the form of schedule flexibility. This is happening in more categories than just NYC717B.
If [Reserves] Available is defined somewhere that a pilot must be marked OK before being counted, then fine. If not, I'm hoping to explore further and see if we can obtain a more pilot-friendly interpretation.