Originally Posted by
FlyingViking
Is there a time limit that scheduling can not call you before a SC period? Anybody else have problems getting through to scheduling lately?
From the TWG Notepad:
Short Call
After the awarding/assigning of next-day open time, the crew scheduler decides how many short call periods he will need the following day and what time coverage is needed. The crew scheduler then takes the remaining unassigned pilots and awards short call taking into account any yellow slips for short call which have been submitted. There is no contractual provision which requires this be done by seniority order, RAW score or any other method.
Crew Scheduling will attempt to notify (via a phone call) a pilot of an assignment to a short call period (see the Required Schedule Checks section below for exceptions to this):
• The pilot must acknowledge no later than one hour prior to the beginning of the short call
period, and
• Once assigned a short call a 10-hour free of duty period begins prior to the actual start time of the short call period.
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But here is a question, because you are on LC until you are converted to SC, if they assign you SC this morning at 11am and it starts tomorrow at 2pm or 27 hours later. So you're on LC until then right, so if they want you to fly at 6am tomorrow then they have until 6pm tonight to make first contact with you, right?