Originally Posted by
Kjazz130
Newbie reserve question. [...] I have a trip from 28-31 March (OE). I have 6 days of reserve starting on 1 Apr. I was alerted today that I have been given a reserve rest period from the end of my rotation on the 31 (2038) to 2 Apr (0238) (30 hrs). Am I eligible for assignment at 0238 or am I eligible for 12 hr call out at 0238, meaning the earliest trip I can be assigned would be 1438 on the 2nd?
What were you awarded for March, i.e., were you RES or REG? I realize you didn't actually fly any of your March schedule (if 28 - 31 Mar is OE). Your status upon release on the 31st will determine the "earliest you can be assigned": If you're REG in March, you have no obligation to check your schedule, thus they can't require you to acknowledge* anything starting earlier than 10 hours after the end of your rest (12 hours after if it's not on your schedule by 9 hours prior to the end of the rest); if you're RES in March, you must check your schedule before release, and you may have a trip or SC assigned starting as early as the end of your rest. In the latter case, if nothing's there when you do that check, then you're back to nothing earlier than 10 (or 12) hours after the end of the rest.
*Doesn't mean they won't go fishing & put something on your schedule--which, if you then acknowledge it, it's yours.... Don't fall into that trap....