Going from reserve in December to a line in January. If a reserve assignment at the end of Dec. makes a trip scheduled in January illegal to operate, what's the pay consequences?

The specifics are I have 3 reserve days at the end of dec and 6 days of work starting on the 1st, which violates the 30 in 168 rest rule. I'm hoping they drop a reserve day to comply, but if they fly me and drop part of a January trip am I pay protected in any way?

Does it? I've got plenty of 30 hour rest periods in a hotel. Have you looked at the rotations? I did not think PBS would build you an "illegal" schedule.

I know when you pick up, thus forcing a drop for legality in the following month you lose pay ... but, you did not pick up anything.

I'm a domestic NB line holder and I have an 79ish hour line with 14 days of work. It's almost exactly what I had all last year.

How many pilots have come back from MIL LV, FUR BYP, and SIC lists in that time frame? How many aircraft (and what type) are/were offline getting mods done?

Remember, the company only cares about the number of pilots available to fly the schedule every month... Not the total number of pilots on the seniority list.

Yeah, no 30 hour rest periods. Hoping that when the schedule loads into DBMS the last reserve day gets marked as a rest day.

You may get a 3 day trip that includes a 30 hour layover in it. (I don't know your category, so they might not exist in yours). Scheduling will figure it out - much more likely to have one of your 3 days of reserve be a "rest" day than they do anything with the scheduled trips in Jan.

Ah, I see what you mean. Good point

...on the plus side, it will apply to next year's profit sharing! :cool:

I would encourage everyone to read FAR 117 and the documents put out by DALPA. judging by some posts on here some have not even glanced at the material. One post mentioned the elimination of 30 and 7 allowing back to back 4 day trips as a example. The poster appeared to have no idea that it was replaced with max time on duty weekly.
In the above situation the 30 hour rule may not apply. I don't have my laptop with me but DALPA put out that some rules will not look back into DEC such as 100 in 28 days. I would find that briefing and research it to prevent surprises.

Looks like the MEC has responded to SD's letter regarding 117 and reserve.

The era of "proactive engagement," may be drawing to a close.