Originally Posted by
UalHvy
I keep seeing reference in this thread to the UPA concerning checking your schedule by 1800 on your last day off for the following day and acknowledging your trip. The UPA NO LONGER APPLIES!
FAR 117.25 (off the top of my head...does). You are NOT required to check your schedule before midnight on your last day off. You are NOT required to acknowledge your schedule before midnight. So....if you check your schedule and do not acknowledge until midnight...the earliest they can schedule you is a 1000 short call. If you fail to acknowledge it....they will call you...after midnight.
Do NOT answer the phone on your last day off. The Crew Desk uses 18 different numbers to contact you. I live in CA and some of them come up as "CA TOLL FREE CALL".
These are nuances that you gain through tribal knowledge and aren't very clear in the contract to a newbie. Knowing how it works now and reading 20-K-7, it does make sense. I received a PDF (Reserve Gouge from ALPA I think) from a buddy, that explained it similarly - unless two-way contact is made, the earliest they can assign you is 1000.
So far, I haven't been given an assignment before 1000 on day one. But I did have a scheduler call once on my last day off around 12-2pm and basically leave a VM saying "We are calling regarding an assignment...call us back". No assignment was stated. I didn't call back as I was privy to what you are discussing above and figured they were trolling for something earlier than 1000.
Scheduling called again later for a specific SC sometime that afternoon, I don't remember exactly. They did mention on the VM that time if I didn't call back and acknowledge before midnight, they would call again after midnight. I called a little later and acknowledged the assignment.