Originally Posted by
DWC CAP10 USAF
I sent DART to DALPA FTDT and this is their response.
“Great quesiton! The inteprretation is that if a pilot is legal to start a RAP then they are also legal for an FDP that reports within that RAP - even if the FDP report time would otherwise not have the 30/168 lookback.”
Very odd. The closest document I could find from ALPA that references this issue is Scheduling Alert 23-08. It states:
"It’s entirely legal for you to be a long call pilot for greater than seven consecutive days; however, you cannot legally begin a RAP or report for an FDP without first receiving an additional 30 hours of rest."
Again... OR report for an FDP. Can't Start a RAP, can't report for an FDP, without 30 in 168. Would love to see another scheduling alert that clarifies this.
EDIT: I'll throw in another reference that seems even more un-ambiguous:
SRH Pg 147
"Rest Required Prior to Reserve
-30 consecutive hours of rest (free of duty) in the 168 hours immediately preceding the start of
ANY FDP, RAP, or airport standby reserve"