Originally Posted by StartngOvr

I was assigned a short call RAP for Wednesday 1730-0230. Before my RAP began I was long call assigned a five day trip reporting at 0705 Thursday. The short call RAP was reduced to 1730-1930. Followed by rest until 0705.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but during my RAP, I am expected to be readily available and fit to fly (i.e. rested) an assignment of up to Table B plus 4 hours or 16 hours. This means potentially on duty all night long. This requires sleeping during the day in anticipation of being ready to work all night.

Anyone see where this is going? How do they expect you to rest for a possible overnight FDP, and then suddenly return to sleeping at night for the 0705 report to fly all day? This is a circadian rhythm flip from back side of the clock to front side within about a 15 hour period.

Options?
1) Spend my “Rest” period calling the company to try and mitigate the issue somehow.

2) Not rest for the RAP and HOPE I don’t get called. If I do, state the “F word” and have to deal with the potential consequences (pay loss, phone calls, filing reports)

3) Sleep during the day to be ready for overnight flying, and not be rested for the Thursday morning flight. (Cant sleep all night after sleeping all afternoon.) This leads to either flying without proper rest or having to call out fatigued prior to starting the trip.

I find it frustrating that I either have to prospectively solve a problem of their own making, or let it go to the point of a fatigue call and have to deal with all the explanations after the fact.

Anyone see a better option I haven’t explored?


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