Originally Posted by
captkdobbs
This is the kind of nugget that I love.
Not every day 'off' is a RES 'non-fly day'. Example: the last day of a REG month before starting a RES month, even if you're not flying, is not a RES 'non-fly day'. You are not contactable and have no required schedule check.
If you are on RES on the 1st day of the new bid period coming from REG you have no required schedule check and you're not even required to 'ascertain if something's been put on your schedule'. CS must legally contact you for any assignment and that assignment can not commence prior to 18 hours on the first. Robo CNO call can be used to escalate you to SC at RES bid period minute-1, but can't be used for a trip. (see "Legal notification")
Please correct me if I'm mistaken as I go back and forth, and will intentionally 'orphan' RES days at the beginning of the new bid period.
This is correct. The reason is that the entirety of 23.S applies only to reserve pilots, so a REG pilot on the last day of the bid period does not have to comply with the self-determination provisions for an early report assignment if they are on LC the next day.
I was told almost a year ago by the scheduling committee that this detail was going to be added to a revision of the SRH but I’ve yet to see it be added in. But the concept is in full force and scheduling follows it.