Originally Posted by
Nosmo King
Disability question:
When do you go on disability? Where is it written?
Example: If I use 239 hours of sick leave prior to May. Then in May I call in sick for a three day trip, am I on disability for that trip?
Another pilot asked me this question and I can't find it in writing.
The answer is WAY too complex to be answered on this forum. Chap 14 of the PWA deals with this, but good luck figuring it out. The Benefits Specialist at DALPA is really your only source of situation-specific information. Call there and ask for her e-mail address. However, she answers hundreds of e-mails weekly, so carefully consider whether you want to burden her with a casual "what if" question.
BTW, the answer to your question: will a pilot who exhausts his sick leave and then calls in sick again be on disability? Yes, 7 days after exhausting his sick leave, unless he has a short-term illness (cold, etc) and immediately calls Crew Resources to inform them of his intentions. See how simple this is?
Call DALPA.