Originally Posted by FangsF15

I get what you are saying, but considering how much confusion there has been amongst the masses, I’ll add one thing, just for clarity… “Zero minutes” is not actually possible. The intent is that you are in the airport somewhere. Even if you blocked in at the worst case 1:59 point (not smart planning, but…), they know it can take you 10-15, or even 20 minutes to deplane and get from one gate/terminal to another, regardless of the base in which you are reporting. At a minimum though, FOM says you must be at the gate 30 prior to departure, but even then, there are extenuating circumstances.

I would recommend never cutting it that close on purpose, but weather or other circumstances do happen. Realistically, as long as you push on time, you probably won’t hear a word, as there won’t be a “trigger” mechanism to even make the CPO aware. Probably…

I’ve heard some doozy CPO stories recently, like a pilot whose inbound flight diverted. Despite keeping CS in the loop the whole time, push was late by 5 minutes so the pilot got put in some commute “tracker”. Total BS. Not trying to scare anyone, just be smart where possible, and don’t sweat it too much if something happens.