Originally Posted by
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Nor were building field standbys every day (negotiated for irregularities), or converting short calls to field standbys in the middle of their shifts (same),
or resetting morning short calls who already sat for a shift to a transcon red eye that night.
(Have had the crew desk "ask" me to go home from a field standby to come back for a red eye the same day).
Hey Screw desk? Yeah ... Hate to do this but I can't do that red eye that leaves in a little over an hour ... Was up this morning for the field standby ... Went home per your call and never was able to get any sleep and now I AM FATIGUED. Sorry about that ... have a nice evening.
Been there and done that ... enough reserves that no one should fly fatigued.