That is so stupid! Most of the flights are out by 9 p.m. anyway. Unless they give you a ferry, etc.

Also, I don't understand why you guys are accepting these ready reserves. From reading the contract and talking to other pilots/ALPA reps., L2 window is 0700-0900 & 1700-1900. If they want you to sit a 2100-2400 ready, they need to change your window to A6 or A7, otherwise it is an illegal assignement. Again, I'm not doing anymore readies outside of my reserve window. I'm surprised this hasn't come up earlier and ALPA hasn't done anything about this, even though they know about it.

Again, from the contract...

b. A Ready Reserve period will not be scheduled to exceed six (6) hours and will be scheduled within the fourteen (14) hour reserve period.

d. A pilot on LC1 or LC2 will be subject to the same rules as a SC reserve pilot except as follows:

(1) An assignment awarded to a LC1 reserve pilot will not have a report requirement
earlier than nine (9) hours from the time the LC1 reserve pilot is notified of the
assignment. This nine (9) hour period will be utilized as a required rest period prior
to a LC1 reserve pilot reporting for duty.
(2) Between the hours of 1400 and 1600 hours the day before a single, or group of,
reserve days, a LC1 reserve pilot will contact the Company, one time, for an
assignment.
(3) If given an assignment in accordance with paragraph (2), above, the LC1 reserve
pilot will be considered on rest until the report time of the assignment.
(4) A LC1 reserve pilot will be available for assignment by the Company in the LC1
reserve window of 0500 and 1500 hours on each day of LC1 except when on
required rest. If the LC1 reserve pilot is on required rest, when the rest period is
complete, the LC1 reserve pilot will be available for any remaining LC1 window on
that day.
(5) After completing the reserve window at 1500 hours a LC1 pilot without an
assignment will be released from responsibility to the Company until the next LC1
window.