Originally Posted by
Hawaii808
get yourself an Apple Watch with cellular and you can absolutely go surfing anywhere on Oahu with our 3 hr call out. Imagine the days before cell phones or pagers when pilots literally were stuck at home waiting for the phone to ring. Some pilots have no perspective on how good it is these days.
Originally Posted by
MrBogardi
You could always surf. You don’t even need an apple watch. Just gotta call scheduling and tell them what you’re doing. This has been part of the Hawaiian PWA for a long time.
22.C.2.gPilots on a Short Call Reserve RAP shall be on-call for flight duty only during their scheduled RAP, but shall not be required to standby at home, provided:
1) They keep Crew Scheduling advised of their whereabouts;
2) Are readily contactable by Crew Scheduling; and
3) Are in a position to report for duty within their respective reporting time.
Connectivity isn't an issue in the 21st century. I could swim, surf, and ski on SC 20 years ago.
Had to get creative sometimes, could only get cell connectivity at the top of the mountain back then so had to check for VM's on the lift near the top, then bomb down each run to get back up within ten minutes. Could only do that on weekdays when lift lines were short.
Surfing was easy, fanny pack with phone in double ziplocs.
Even better if the contract lets you coordinate with CS to go dark for an hour. The AS CBA technically seems to allow that for commuters on a flight, but I've heard of people using it for other things.