It was funny and I’m not offended. But the humor for me was the irony of a longer SC being better (95% better) for the good deal reservists. I was serious when I said go ahead and laugh.

 

I can't speak to long term, but as of now CS can still let you go 2 hours early. 7 hours of short call is definitely a win.

 

We cool!

Denny

 

To follow this up.. I don't think Crew Scheduling knows how to work this.

Reserve coverage has been good this whole block..

They never took me off shortcall after assigning me a BRU trip. I was on shortcall starting at 1000-1805 with a 1805 sign in for the trip. I called and asked and was told I was being kept on shortcall until I signed in for the BRU trip. I told them that put me under an hour of timing out if we had any delays getting out of JFK on a Friday night.

I check in for my trip. Tell captain I'm a timeout risk. Sure as taxes, the flight plan addendum had my LATT about 43 minutes after our scheduled TO.

We brief, do the Translant Arts and Crafts. Go to the gate. NO PLANE. Captain calls Dispatch and tells them the FO is gonna time out if we are delayed. No shortcalls available. It's me or the flight cancels.

Plane shows up 30 minutes late. We push 25 minutes late. By the time we took off, I was 17 minutes from timing out.

Get back. Didn't get put in DRST like they usually do after a 3 day when I have 4 to go.

Had a blanket yellow slip in.

Get called about 10am this morning for AMS tonight. Accept it, and go back to bed. 3 hours later crew scheduling calls, I'm removed from the trip for a 30.168 violation. Trip goes to a FO junior to me.

They still don't put me in rest. I'm basically legal for a 1 day trip tomorrow vs a 3 day AMS therefore stuck at crashpad. If they had worked the shortcall/rest thing smarter, they'd have a shortcall available (the pilot who got my trip) and I'd be legal for a lot more things.

Not sure they know how they are working this yet.

 

I’m no expert but just focusing on the first part of your post not being released from sc on your Brussels trip. Releasing you would not have helped the company a bit. If they released you to a 10 hr rest then yes but releasing you for less then 10 does not reset your duty day.

 

Was thinking more along the lines of "trip assigned, short call removed, 20 hours out" which is what they usually do when I come up for Shortcall but they assign a LC legal trip.

Also didn't get a SCC for my SC that was unused, I'm going to have to read the contract on that one.

 

Wish they'd do that to me . They could give you a trip that has a 30+ hour scheduled layover. Of course if you fail to get 30 then you could possibly turn into a pumpkin on the road. Good times, those.

 

if they called you at 1000 for an 1805 sign in you were used on short call and not subject to the SCC.

 

I was assigned the trip the night before, but also assigned SC 1000-1805.

Not that I have the longest time here, but this month has been weird in reserve.



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Also need to look at what is in open time now vs later in your RES period. Typically they need more RES over weekends/holidays than during the week. CS also has knowledge of white slips and yellow slips. They might know that they are hurting for RES today but in 3 days they're covered with WS, OOBWS, and YS so they choose to delay rest. Or they are just effing it away, but I've found that when it comes to covering the schedule CS usually figures out the most efficient way of handling their reserves.