Originally Posted by
iaflyer
You lose the per diem when you deviate, back end or front end:
8.10: Effect on per diem
a. When a pilot utilizes an off-rotation deadhead at the beginning of a rotation, his time away from base begins at the later of his actual report or the scheduled report under Section 8 E. 5.
b. When a pilot utilizes an off-rotation deadhead at the end of a rotation, his time away from base ends upon his release from his last non-deadhead segment.
Well, I stand corrected. It's worth the more home time though for me, so I don't usually consider that.
I did see this while looking in the contract about front end deviations, basically if you had a backup via company reservation, then your deviation should as well:
the routing is scheduled to arrive at a reasonable time before his required report under Section 8 E. 5., and
the routing provides for a subsequent flight that is scheduled to arrive at a reasonable time before his required report under Section 8 E. 5. if the pilot’s originally scheduled routing provided for such a subsequent flight.