Depends on the base. If you're out of DTW, there are more shorter legs. I could see something like a MBS or LAN out and back being JUST under the 3 hour limit. MEM....well, likely it's gonna be over 3 hours, unless it's something like FSM. Most of our shorter out and backs like JAN and HSV have gone to either ASA or Comair. Out of ATL, I don't think we have a lot blocked to the point that they could get it under 3 hours. JFK, pretty sure you'll see nothing but JMs because of the inflated block times due to taxi lengths. Not sure about MSP. Haven't been up there in a while.

Regarding min day:

Stand ups or CDO's. Will they count each day as a min day? If you depart at 2130 and then hit the hotel for a few hours and leave again at 0600 will that be two days and 8 hours or just one because it was one duty period?

Reserve. Reserve pays 2 hours now at 9L, will it now pay 4?

No, CDO's do not pay 8 hours. Although, I don't know how they're credited (not sure if they qualify for the "min day" or not).

As for the reserve period, I do believe they will pay 4 hours.


I will get back to you on both items with definitive answers.

Thanks.

I doubt the CDOs will pay 4 hours for the out and another 4 for the back but just wondered how the wording would go to exclude that on the min day. Min day for 24 hours or min day for a duty period or how it would work.

We will talk about it, youve got my phone, email or ill see you around the crew room.

No no no, dont call and talk to your rep. It is much easier to speculate on a public forum that it is to get informed.

sarcasm

I spoke to my rep today at Colgan and he said he has received 0 calls. Seems that with everything I am reading you would have thought his phone would be blowing up

MEC president called me a few minutes after I posted something a few days ago to answer the question. Thats what I call service.

I think the MEC should know what I am thinking and call me to answer my questions. I cant be inconvenienced by dialing a phone.

reserve will pay 4 only if you are activated. so if you are on reserve and get a dh to somewhere worth 35min current book, you will be 4 hours.

Well played sarge, well played.

I would guess it'll be worded as "4 hour min per duty period." So, a CDO would count as one duty period.

4 hours for CDO because it's one duty period.