Sorry but I do not see how a L2 can be assigned a ready reserve. The contract clearly states:

1. A ready reserve period will not be scheduled to exceed 6 hours and will be scheduled within the fourteen (14) hour reserve period. (pg 12-14)

On the same page read E. (4)

A LC2 reserve pilot will be available for assignment by the company IN the LC2 reserve windows of 0700 to 0900 hours and 1700 to 1900 hours........


The company states that the reserve period of LC2 is actually from 0700 to 1900. However this is only twelve hours not 14.

To further strengthen this argument on behalf of the pilot. Page 24-36 states "A reserve pilot will not be required to be telephone available on a day off or during a rest period, but will be required to be telephone available during his reserve period."

So here is the test. Am I per the contract required to be telephone available on a LC2 day at say 12:00? The answer is no, therefor I am not in a reserve window and since I am not in a reserve window, I can not be assigned Ready reserve at that time.

The company can do one of two things they can change your window the day before and assign you a ready reserve or they can assign you a ready reserve in your two hour window with a 12 hour call out.


Grieve it!!! I will!