Originally Posted by
crazypilot
How about when you get done with a trip? Right after trip you check your schedule and they have nothing for you, so as I understand it you go to long call (if no trip or SC assigned). Do you now get 12hrs rest or something like this? When are you required to answer your phone again?
Originally Posted by
iaflyer
You don't get any specific rest (except for certain, limited circumstances), you simply go back on long call, with a 12 hour notice for any upcoming trip.
You only have to check your schedule (or turn on your phone for a message) every 9 hours - but then you might only be giving yourself 3 hours to report. You only have to acknowledge a trip 3 hours prior to report, 1 hour prior to SC or 6 hours after a rest period has started.
Many Delta pilots I know don't answer the phone, ever. They let it go to voice mail, then see what the call is about. You can acknowledge via the VRU or online.
What if you just finished a trip at 1530, then check your schedule via VRU and you confirm no assignments for your last day on reserve and then scheduling calls you 10 mins later trying to put you on SC? i.e. In this example I was a Pavlov dog and answered and got SC starting at 0600 the next day. If I hadn't answered could I still have been assigned SC for that last day of reserve?
If no, why?
Follow on question: How long until I have to answer my phone or check my schedule after completing a trip (if I've checked it after 1500)?