Originally Posted by
FlyingJ34
Question for the masses....if you are on a GS/QS/IA while on reserve (all X Days). How does the PB day calculation work if you fatigue out for the penalty lap on the last day? Does the PB day calculation start at release of the flight into the hub (which you operate and then fatigue after), or after the planned penalty lap comes back, or is it now when your fatigue rest ends?
The calculation starts at the release time of your rotation.
One way to think about release time (other than just looking at your schedule), is when did your TAFB, thus your Per Diem, end?