You are, sadly, incorrect. PWA §23.N.9 - 12 & §23.O.8 - 9 (trip coverage >12 & <12 hours out, respectively). Bottom line, days off at the front of a REG month are *not* X days a la in a RES month (thus cannot be designated as Golden). One RES day at the end of the month means you're legal to be assigned into the next month, regardless of your REG schedule.

Just next down the ladder (steps 13 - 16 & 10 - 11) covers such assignments with conflict on the REG schedule. Those are a bit less of a bitter pill, since they come with pay protection....

Best defense against this, IMO, is to bid for at least one X day at the end of the RES month.

If that doesn't work (for whatever reason), bid for a trip right at the start of your REG month during such transitions from RES to REG. That way, the single-day of RES is less likely to be used (between only being one day of availability, plus potential rest conflicts with the REG trip); and, if you do get used into your REG month, you'll be pay protected for the dropped trip. Of course, if you really need the first day(s) of the month off, that may not help....

 

My Tats are of my Sigs, Glocks and S&W. Oh, and Mom holding her Thompson.

 

It only gets awkward when the captain starts making references to gladiator movies and Turkish prison.

 

Anyone know where they post the award for golden days?

 

Its on your sched in icrew

 

I'd also make sure you have the trip listed as a drop in the swap board. I've had a few picked up off the swap board that I couldn't otherwise get rid of.

Nu

 

 

Maddog don't give a $hit!

 

One day someone is going to take that beach out. That KLM 744 gave it a good shot landing short on the blast pad. Which is also what one JetBlue pilot used for takeoff to the detriment of one onlooker.

 

Another newbie question for a reserve commuter. On your last day of reserve, does scheduling normally release you early if nothing is going on? Or do you have to sit around until midnight and commute home the next day? Thanks in advance.