Originally Posted by
DWC CAP10 USAF
It’s from Delta ALPA FTDT committee…the people we pay dues to be the SME on 117 issues. I didn’t ask them to provide the source at the FAA that allowed them to come to that interpretation.
And the interpretation matches what ex Sched Chair SK has stated on the widget scheduling page numerous times.
My understanding is the interpretation changed a few years back to where a FDP that reports within the RAP is considered part of the RAP, therefore legal to start, legal to finish.
Thanks for the update and researching this. Honestly, this is now how I viewed it at all based on the the post below. If what is posted below is true, then I'm not sure why our committee would interpret it the way you were told unless they had something from the FAA giving that interpretation. It's talked about in sched alert 19-11 as well.
Originally Posted by
Verdell
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.