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maddogmax 08-03-2012 09:07 AM

I just got a call from crew resources telling me that my RMA has been approved with a retirement date of 01SEP. Time to get out of the way. The only sad part is that my last flight was in the right seat giving CA TOE. Didn't even get the landing. I wish all of you the best of luck for the future at the BIG D. I really believe that the best is yet to come. I will still keep lurking here however.

UncleSam 08-03-2012 09:11 AM


Originally Posted by fly2002 (Post 1239544)
Hey guys a mental exercise for FAA/ reserve stuff. Question. Is a pilot required under the contract or FAR's to be contactable during his/her 24 hour break?

Scenario

Finished trip and assigned 24 hour break. During break company calls and I don't answer (dont have to). When I come back on duty at 11am company says I have short call at 3pm. Aren't we required 12 hours heads up for short call or trip assignment?

ALPAs position is that even during the break I am contactable, but just not required to answer the phone but still obligated to the contractual 12 hour heads up.

I thought I was free from ALL duty during a 24 hour break? If they wanted me to fly a trip or start short call on returning to duty they had to assign it to me before the start of my break. Any takers?

Think of it this way - the 24 hr off is just like your last X-day. You don't have to answer the phone, but you still have the same responsibilities for checking your schedule. I think it is covered in "What to do When Scheduling Calls":
For a non-fl y day that does not end at midnight, e.g., Pay Back (PB)
day or Partial Reserve (PR) day, the deadline for placement on the
schedule is 9 hours prior to end of the day, and the deadline for the
schedule check is 2 hours following the end of the day. The earliest
that a pilot may be required to report for a rotation or start short call
is 5 hours following the end of the day. He may be assigned to begin
rest immediately following the end of the non-fl y day.

The last non-fl y day check is not required on a day in which the pilot:
a. Is on vacation.
b. Performs, or is scheduled to perform, flying for the company.
c. Participates in training, including travel days.
d. Is removed from his scheduled rotation for company
convenience.
e. Is on company business.
f. Performs an SLI duty period, including a flex day.
If they don't call before that 9 hour mark, then the 12 hour clock starts at the end of the 24 hr off. If you ended your 24 hr at 11, then the SC should be no earlier than 4, which is 5 hr after the end of the 24.

UncleSam 08-03-2012 09:15 AM


Originally Posted by maddogmax (Post 1239574)
I just got a call from crew resources telling me that my RMA has been approved with a retirement date of 01SEP. Time to get out of the way. The only sad part is that my last flight was in the right seat giving CA TOE. Didn't even get the landing. I wish all of you the best of luck for the future at the BIG D. I really believe that the best is yet to come. I will still keep lurking here however.

Congrats MadDog. Enjoy it. But be forwarned, in a year of so, some on here will be complaining about the "good deal" that you got. They will forget that they moved up because you retired.:D

Scoop 08-03-2012 09:17 AM


Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1238966)


"What! Rerouted from a 24 hour FLL layover to 10 hours in EWR!"

Scoop :)

Jesse 08-03-2012 09:21 AM


Originally Posted by maddogmax (Post 1239574)
I just got a call from crew resources telling me that my RMA has been approved with a retirement date of 01SEP. Time to get out of the way. The only sad part is that my last flight was in the right seat giving CA TOE. Didn't even get the landing. I wish all of you the best of luck for the future at the BIG D. I really believe that the best is yet to come. I will still keep lurking here however.

Wow, that's a lot faster than I was thinking that would go for an RMA applicant. Congrats, and good luck in your post-D endeavors!

hockeypilot44 08-03-2012 09:24 AM


Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 1239584)
"What! Rerouted from a 24 hour FLL layover to 10 hours in EWR!"

Scoop :)

No big deal. We don't even stay on the beach in FLL. The FLL layover sucks now.

fly2002 08-03-2012 09:34 AM

Thanks unclesam. Got it all figured out now. Had to do a little self educating. :-)

Fly2002

Scoop 08-03-2012 09:35 AM


Originally Posted by hockeypilot44 (Post 1239588)
No big deal. We don't even stay on the beach in FLL. The FLL layover sucks now.


True - but I have not been layed over there since we stayed at the Clipper. A mere 5-10 minute walk to the Elbow room!

Scoop

Scoop 08-03-2012 09:38 AM


Originally Posted by maddogmax (Post 1239574)
I just got a call from crew resources telling me that my RMA has been approved with a retirement date of 01SEP. Time to get out of the way. The only sad part is that my last flight was in the right seat giving CA TOE. Didn't even get the landing. I wish all of you the best of luck for the future at the BIG D. I really believe that the best is yet to come. I will still keep lurking here however.


Congrats!

Scoop

Elvis90 08-03-2012 09:38 AM

Congratulations Maddog! Enjoy your retirement!


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