Originally Posted by
SVA402
There was some discussion earlier regarding commuting while on long call. The contract says that once converted to short call you are no longer on call until the short call assignment starts. So where does this come into play? When you finish an actual flying assignment and revert back to long call for several more days but want to go home?
I commute to Phoenix. I can sit Long Call at home but short calls mean I have to hop a plane and get into position. After a flying assignment, I head for home. I change the recording on my voice mail that if this is the crew desk I am on a plane and will respond to the voice mail when I land. Of course, after a flying assignment from an International trip, that can't use me for a while due to the UPA.