Originally Posted by
BlueSkies
I always thought it was a good idea to check at 1201 (or 1 min past the time if on a PR) because that's the cutoff and I wanted to know as far out as possible and also to keep scheduling from adding something later and trying to claim it was there at 1200. But considering you can look at Daily Trip Coverage and Rotation History that's not really necessary. To me having more notice is better than less.
I agree that is it generally prudent to ascertain if scheduling has assigned anything as close to the cutoff time as possible. It's sad that we have to do this to keep the company honest and have some proof if scheduling tries to pull shenanigans later. However, general prudence is not a mandate, which is all the FAA cares about.