Originally Posted by
Ferd149
ACL,
Ok, I get it now. I guess see where one could drop through the crack.
When it happened to me, I noticed the guy I was flying with was an LCA when I looked to see who I was flying with. So, I started researching all of this (since it was different than NWA's) Sure enough, the trip "dropped off" my line about a week prior. But, everything else was clockwork. Got the call that I was removed for OE and thus time available at almost exactly 24 hours prior. I commuted up to MSP and just sat in the lounge until 12 hours prior. I checked the computer and saw no trip and that I had dropped off the available list and went home about an hour later.
Easy Shemeezy............
Ferd, Unless something has changed there was no need for you to commute to your base. That is the reason for the 12 hours prior to report. They can't assign you replacement flying that leaves before your original report. You could have stayed home and worst case would have had 12 hours to get to your base. You are not even required to acknowledge the report until 3 hours prior to your original report. If however they place a trip on your line 12 hours prior and you don't respond by 3 hours prior then you now have to be in base on essentially short call for 6 hours after your original report.