Originally Posted by
DALMD88FO
In my opinion short call is not a big deal. They have to give you a min of 10 hours notice to report. Add the unofficial 2 hour call out and it is effectively the same as a trip assignment. I've never been notified less than 18 hours.
This is not to say that there is not problems with the current reserve system. You'll have plenty of time to hash through that when you on the line.
This statement is incorrect about short call. Here is the verbage from the contract:
b. must be promptly available for contact by Crew Scheduling during his short call period until the earlier of:
1) the end of the short call period, or
2) his departure to report for an awarded/assigned rotation.
promptly available has a precedence set at 2-3 hours or based on traffic. Now in the international categories people game the system since they know when all the departures are gone, however if crew scheduling calls you, while on short call, at 0900 and tells you that you have a 1200 report then you had better be able to make it.
the 24 hour international short call is what is keeping a lot of more senior guys off the equipment in NYC. That and Lagosl, Nigeria.[/quote]
You misunderstood my statement and I for one do not game the system, I have a crashpad. My second sentence should have added " to short call duty".
Example: I'm at home (not anywhere near NYC) and I am assigned short call. The start of short call can't be any sooner than 10 hours. I've got 10 hours to be promptly available. Ten hours later they all me for a trip, I've got approx. 2-3 hours to report hence it is about the same as being assigned a trip on long call. I've seen a few call outs in the middle of the night and early and have been flying intl. out of NYC since 1999