Originally Posted by FL370esq

This goes back to my post yesterday in response to Gloopy's post. Despite Gloopy's concerns, I can't imagine the company is using that approach in any form or manner with regard to "SC-gate." I think the company sees a high $$$ (Int'l widebody) trip go uncovered after a SC assignment and then the audit begins to see if this was a "one-off" event or if there is a verifiable pattern of SC abuse.

I don't believe that the company pulls up each and every SC the "accused" has been assigned over, let's say, the past 36 months and says, "Okay Pilot X....prove to us you were promptly available on each and every one of these days." What I do believe is that the company did its audit and found several/numerous events like the scenario you gave (and, to a more extreme, like the one I posted yesterday) and presents that to the individual.

I guess it all boils down to.....if you are on SC, be on short call. If you are sick, call in sick. If your commute has fallen apart, call in honest/unable to commute. However, if you decide to game the system, remember the old adage - "Don't do the crime if you are't willing to do the time."