Originally Posted by CX500T

To follow this up.. I don't think Crew Scheduling knows how to work this.

Reserve coverage has been good this whole block..

They never took me off shortcall after assigning me a BRU trip. I was on shortcall starting at 1000-1805 with a 1805 sign in for the trip. I called and asked and was told I was being kept on shortcall until I signed in for the BRU trip. I told them that put me under an hour of timing out if we had any delays getting out of JFK on a Friday night.

I check in for my trip. Tell captain I'm a timeout risk. Sure as taxes, the flight plan addendum had my LATT about 43 minutes after our scheduled TO.

We brief, do the Translant Arts and Crafts. Go to the gate. NO PLANE. Captain calls Dispatch and tells them the FO is gonna time out if we are delayed. No shortcalls available. It's me or the flight cancels.

Plane shows up 30 minutes late. We push 25 minutes late. By the time we took off, I was 17 minutes from timing out.

Get back. Didn't get put in DRST like they usually do after a 3 day when I have 4 to go.

Had a blanket yellow slip in.

Get called about 10am this morning for AMS tonight. Accept it, and go back to bed. 3 hours later crew scheduling calls, I'm removed from the trip for a 30.168 violation. Trip goes to a FO junior to me.

They still don't put me in rest. I'm basically legal for a 1 day trip tomorrow vs a 3 day AMS therefore stuck at crashpad. If they had worked the shortcall/rest thing smarter, they'd have a shortcall available (the pilot who got my trip) and I'd be legal for a lot more things.

Not sure they know how they are working this yet.