Originally Posted by
Rabid Seagull
Let's make it simple: ( feel free to add to it)
Phone call from Crew Services :00
+:15 minutes , Return their call (FSM)
However long it takes for them to answer, +:00 to the usual :20+ minutes. NOW it's positive contact. (FSM)
Your 2:00 starts now...to report, not departure.
flight crew will be given NO LESS than :30 minutes for flight deck prep (FOM)
People on board. Best pilot sitting next to you did everything...DOESN'T MATTER. 30 MINUTES from your show time is the least the company can reduce the departure time(FOM). You need more then 30 minutes? I'm sure you wouldn't hear anything from the suits if you took 45 minutes. Over an hour, I think you'd get a call the next day.
Good luck