Originally Posted by
jsled
5-H Field Standby Assignments
5-H-1 When a Pilot is called to the airport on a standby basis without a specified Flight assignment, his Duty Period shall begin at the time he is scheduled to report or actually reports, whichever is later.
There are 66 references to Field Standby in the UPA, some of which mention the "airport" in the same sentence. So, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that "field" means at the airport. The report time is defined above. Other than that, I could not find a clear definition. That's not a bad thing. The lack of a clear definition used to apply to a short call as well, but people pushed the envelope, and now that's not the case. As far as pay...we are payed 73 hours to sit reserve and comply with the contract.
In Den, there is a sign in sheet. I personally dress, pack, and ride the Airside bus to OPS so that I sign in at report time. Then I shoot the sheet/watch TV/do CQT/drink coffee for 4 hours until my time is up. The intent is to recover the operation from a real time hiccup. Personally, i'd rather do the above then sit in my car in the parking lot, but that's just me.
Lets, be really clear here.
There is no requirement to sign in on a sheet. Anything other than reporting to the airport, is an interpretation. If a domicile has a sign in sheet, that is for their convenience only. If your phone works where ever you are on the airport, as far as I'm concerned, that's good enough.
We had a chance to fix the field standby problems in the contract extension, but that turned out to not be a priority for the negotiating committee.
If they want to pay me more, I'll do more, but not more than what the contract says we have to do. If you feel like doing more, that's great. Me, not so much.
Enforce your contract, insist on it!