Originally Posted by
Frank Grimes
Besides what has been mentioned above, one thing to highlight is that if you use the non-contactable clause, you are now "immediately available" for a trip once the window ends vs. normal reserve timelines (i.e. Your 2 hour non-contactable is 10-12, they can call you at 1201 and expect you to be at the airport for an immediate report time). This become N/A if you check your schedule in Icrew any time during the 2 hour window, in which you then revert back to normal reserve rules.
Sort of. The pilot is responsible for acknowledging any rotation at some point during the non-contactable period. If 1159 rolls around, pilot officially checks their schedule and there's nothing there, they would revert to promptly available. Then that 1201 call for a newly-assigned rotation would come at a time that "promptly available" is the only requirement, not immediately available.
Your scenario sounds more like a pilot that never did check their schedule, 1201 rolls around and CS calls saying "we placed this on your schedule an hour ago, we don't see that you've checked your schedule this morning, so you should be in position for this legally assigned trip." This is indeed a scenario where a pilot could get themselves in trouble.