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Old 05-23-2018, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by StartngOvr View Post
Wow. I'm half that distance to LGA and consider my house near the limits of reasonable for short call to NYC. (Based on the unwritten 2 hour rule.) It's all subjective I guess.




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I can absolutely see why you would think that, however, there are days it takes me 1+40 then days it can take me 3 hours. I am not going to run up and down the Merritt parkway finding a Starbucks or chuck-e-cheese to play ski ball at depending on the time of day and possibility of them calling me at 40 minutes.

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Old 05-23-2018, 02:01 AM
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Those who know what a callout is know that when the clock says 4pm when the phone rings and report time is 4:40pm, it's a 40 minute callout. These are called facts, and when you foolishly say they can't happen it's important to explain it s l o w l y and s i m p l y. Do you now understand? I thought all our applicants required a college degree, not sure how you made it through without ever taking math but congratulations either way.

I didn't say you had to show up in 40 minutes or get in trouble as you seem to have latched on to. 40 minute call out, go read the last paragraph 10 more times if it hasn't sunk in. Let me know if you need help counting to 10, my college had math. Now take a deep breath, don't kick your dog, and stop being so angry when another pilot wants to improve the profession.
Hand Hans Hans... relax brotha. People aren’t ripping you for 40 minutes. And ripping them for giving their respective answers sounds like you are still in high school never mind the prestigious college you took your math courses at. With all due respect you may of had an outstanding education, but still were a sucker to jump on Scheduling’s grenade and rush to the airport. Sometimes you can’t teach life skills from a book or audio tapes like hooked on phonics I guess. Hope the deadhead buffed out well for ya!

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Old 05-23-2018, 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by MongoC5 View Post

With all due respect you may of had an outstanding education...

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Sometimes you can’t teach life skills from a book or audio tapes like hooked on phonics I guess.

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Funny stuff right there...phonics and all.
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Old 05-23-2018, 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Han Solo View Post
Yes, there is. My last callout was 40 minutes until report. No repercussions for being late, but that's what happened. FO on the same 40 minute callout didn't even make push and they had to hold the plane. Any other incorrect all encompassing statements you need to make?
Being on reserve isn't like the Strategic Air Command. Tell them your on your way. Unless you're looking for a Chairman's Club nomination. Then you could sleep in the pilot lounge and someday have your picture on the wall outside the CPOs office.
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Old 05-23-2018, 05:18 AM
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There is no 2 hour rule, unwritten or otherwise.
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Old 05-23-2018, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by NuGuy View Post
There is no 2 hour rule, unwritten or otherwise.
There is now. Go see FOM updates.....
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Old 05-23-2018, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Abouttime2fish View Post
There is now. Go see FOM updates.....
Read it again carefully. Then read it 4 more times and then report back that you are wrong. I know this well because I’m in reserve.
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Old 05-23-2018, 05:51 AM
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What CNI said. What you're referring to was always there, verbiage was changed (in our favor) to align itself with the PWA. However, many didn't actually read it, they just latched on to the 2 hours and rushed to the boards/forums to further their DALPA sucks agenda.
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Old 05-23-2018, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by windowseat View Post
There is no "40 minute callout", nor 1 hour, nor 2 hours. And there most definitely should not have been any repercussions for being "late". There is, however, a requirement to "promptly report" for an assignment. It was your personal choice to rush for a "40 minute callout". Clearly you are not based in NYC or LAX, because it would never work.

They can call all they like. You will "promptly report" when you get there.

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Originally Posted by MongoC5 View Post
Hand Hans Hans... relax brotha. People aren’t ripping you for 40 minutes. And ripping them for giving their respective answers sounds like you are still in high school never mind the prestigious college you took your math courses at. With all due respect you may of had an outstanding education, but still were a sucker to jump on Scheduling’s grenade and rush to the airport. Sometimes you can’t teach life skills from a book or audio tapes like hooked on phonics I guess. Hope the deadhead buffed out well for ya!

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We got all caught up on 40 minutes when that was the least important point I was trying to make. The use of OOB reserves stinks for the reserve and it stinks for anybody in-base trying to GS. Middle seat DH also suck balls, and when you get called out at 40 minutes prior to report that's all that's left and that's the only reason I even mentioned 40 minutes. I most certainly didn't rush to the airport, or make report time, or go to a school that anybody would brag about.

All that said, my reply was juvenile and I apologize to CX for being an ass in the reply.

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I think you get a 20% discount. Call Delta Cargo, they can help you out.
Thanks, I just called them. No discount for pets .

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Old 05-27-2018, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by NuGuy View Post
There is no 2 hour rule, unwritten or otherwise.
Ok, but don’t be obtuse. You know very well what is meant here. Unless you were hired yesterday we have all lived with the short call requirement to be “promptly available” and live in the “general area” for many decades now. It’s not new.

2 hours has not been written into the PWA because we have negotiated the leeway to be reasonable and use good judgement. Yet there is always going to be someone who is going to ruin it for all of us by stretching “promptly available” and “general area” to unreasonableness.

As in trying to be 2 hours flying time away on short call, or live 110 miles away from the airport. (2 hours times 55 mph driving I’m guessing).
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