Originally Posted by
MTCowboy
Boys its simple... If you are required to answer the phone when it rings then you are on duty. FARs say how long you can be on duty depending on your type of operation that you are a slave to. It's that simple! That is what the FARs say and it doesn't depend on who you ask. It depends on the reading education level that it is read! LOL!
Hi MT.
I think we need a wording change in your statement. Being required to answer the phone is not duty. However, it is not rest either, and it is rest that the FAA cares about, not duty.
It would be easy for a company to legally require the pilot to be available 24/7 by phone, but when contacting the pilot the company would have to say something like "you are starting your 10 hours rest now, report to the airport 10 hours from now". During this assigned rest period the pilot cannot be required to be phone available.
Joe
Joe