Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
Sure about that? The magic release time is 1500 or later (as in, block in at 1430, plus 30 minutes).. Once the nine hours is up, you start your x days immediately and get 24 hours off for each x day that was violated. In an example one day GS...block in before 1430 equals one day violated. Block in after 1430 equals two days violated, thus an extra 24 hours off
Releasing after 1500 does trigger an extra day to be restored, but unless you are talking about days in the bank it doesn't actually generate 24 more hours off. Take the following example of a 2 day GS that releases at 1445 vs 1515:
1 X GS
2 X GS (release at 1445)
3 X
4 RSV
5 RSV
6 RSV
The pilot gets 9 hours free from duty which takes them to 2345 on the 2nd. They have 2 interrupted plus 1 remaining X day in the block. That gives them 72 hours off from 2345 on the 2nd, and they go back on call at 2345 on the 5th. It will show as PB PB PR (2345).
Take the same scenario with a 1515 release:
1 X GS
2 X GS (release at 1515)
3 X
4 RSV
5 RSV
6 RSV
9 hours free from duty goes to 0015 on the 3rd. The pilot now has 3 interrupted and 0 remaining X days in the block. That gives them 72 hours off from 0015 on the 3rd, and they go back on call at 0015 on the 6th. It will show as PB PB PB PR(0015) The end result of a trip releasing 30 minutes later is that they go back on call 30 minutes later.
If the pilot did not have any RSV days left in the month the extra time would generate another PB day, but thats the only scenario in which you get a full extra day.