Originally Posted by
symbian simian
Sure?
A scheduled duty period cannot have a release time later
than 14 hours from the beginning of the RAP. No pilot will be
required to be on duty after 16 hours from the beginning of
the RAP.
AFAIK notifying of your duty before the RAP starts does not change that. Don't do reserve, so feel free to correct me.
When you self notify before your RAP you are released to the show time of the trip, no longer phone liable or on duty at the beginning of the RAP. Therefore your duty period starts at the beginning of the trip. Self notifying can really help a commuter by being able to take later flights or even not commute in the day prior. However it does change when your duty starts and as a result when you time out.