Originally Posted by
fanaticalflyer
I knew there was a catch! So I know to look at my Master Schedule to see if AV days are there. Now I have to make sure AV days have been removed, take a snapshot, and then pick up a trip. So when the AV days are removed, then it's a confirmed way the scheduler has released you from the phone standby of 4 hours. Here's the issue, if the scheduler knows you are picking up a trip on the AV days, why can't he just assign it to you and screw you out of the extra pay?
As for the phone standby of 4 hours; I saw GOCATS67 (above) show the requirements of when the 4 hours occurs. But what are the limitations of the flying they can assign you? Can you only be assigned a trip that has a show or a departure time within the 4 hours?
They don't know that. I don't tell them. I just ask them to remove the days, say thank you and hang up. Then go pick up a trip on the computer. That said, I have tried to get them to remove them early and they have said no. If they have you on 4 hour phone availability, I doubt they would release you. Rich man's reserve.