Originally Posted by
Gunfighter
For those of you who do not believe in the X day schedule check, I guess technically a pilot could wait till 0001 of the on call day to check the schedule, thus not checking the schedule on the X day.
If you live close to your base, you can check your schedule after breakfast on your first on call day. An hour to shower/dress/pack and 30 minutes to drive to the airport means a schedule check at 0830 can have you signing in at the worst-case 1000 start. Minimum schedule checks aren't necessarily adequate for a commuter, but they work fine in base.