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02-17-2026 | 04:59 AM

#4721

tennisguru

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Originally Posted by OffInTheJungle

Quick question for the the subject matter experts...

You pick up a one day GS/IA on your last X day off. It ends up extending into the next day (which was originally a work day). How do you calculate your payback days and pay?

It depends. If the auto PB system already placed the PB day from the original award on the LC day then you’ll still get full pay above guarantee. If that is the case then consider yourself lucky. In reality in that case you’re only supposed to get day A paid above guarantee and all of day B + trip credit would go towards reserve guarantee.

The other question is were you delayed or actually rerouted? A delay incurs no form of reroute pay. A reroute of any sort will generate L4 pay. Again in theory you shouldn’t be due L9 pay for a reroute because you weren’t rerouted into a day off. But if the PB day is there you may still get it and again if you do consider that a win.

02-17-2026 | 07:41 AM

#4722

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Originally Posted by dmhpilot

100% a reroute. Only REG have contractual protections for reroutes prior to the first airborne departure. They owe you RRPY.

How long do you recommend giving them for reroute pay to show on the timesheet before calling/crew assist?

02-17-2026 | 12:21 PM

#4723

DWC CAP10 USAF

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Originally Posted by icohftb

How long do you recommend giving them for reroute pay to show on the timesheet before calling/crew assist?

Trip end + 7 business days

02-17-2026 | 12:54 PM

#4724

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Originally Posted by DWC CAP10 USAF

Trip end + 7 business days

This is the answer in line with what the company says. Odds are if it hasn’t shown up within 2 business days it won’t show up. YMMV

02-17-2026 | 02:39 PM

#4725

Nono

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Originally Posted by iaflyer

No. They can end SC as they wish and give you the rest needed for another trip. Happens here and there, but they can do it.

so PWA section 23 S. 3. c. States… “a pilot who has been awarded a short call via pbs or pcs shall not have the short call removed except by mutual agreement with crew scheduling.”

sounds to me like they can’t remove it... but maybe I’m missing something.

02-17-2026 | 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Nono

Key word there is awarded vs. assigned.

02-17-2026 | 03:46 PM

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tennisguru

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Originally Posted by Nono

That means they can’t remove it in its entirety. They can always shorten a SC once you’ve started it.

02-17-2026 | 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tennisguru

That means they can’t remove it in its entirety. They can always shorten a SC once you’ve started it.

So if you get assigned a SC through PBS, they can’t assign you a trip a day or two before that which would force its removal?

02-17-2026 | 03:54 PM

#4729

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Originally Posted by Extenda

So if you get assigned a SC through PBS, they can’t assign you a trip a day or two before that which would force its removal?

I honestly don’t know. I feel like there’s a distinction between getting removed because of a prior assignment that overlaps vs removing a SC in order to give you a different assignment (rotation or rest). I mean that PWA section doesn’t prohibit the company from removing a SC that you aren’t legal for due to 30/168. In that case they literally have to remove you or else it would be a FAR violation for you to sit SC.

02-17-2026 | 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Extenda

So if you get assigned a SC through PBS, they can’t assign you a trip a day or two before that which would force its removal?

Got to read the rest of 23.s.3.c

Exception: A reserve pilot awarded or assigned a rotation that conflicts with a future short call period will be removed from such future short call period and it will not count towards the pilot’s short call obligation under Section 23 S. 2. c.