1) Primary (and Secondary) lines of time may be constructed to
a minimum of 70 hours. This minimum was 75 hours under the old system. 25(B)1.b.
2) There are two types of Reserve lines: "R" (Regular Reserve) and
"S" (Short Call Reserve).
3) All trips that remain in open time after Secondary lines have been awarded will be
placed into Regular Reserve lines of flying. During the days that contain a trip in their
lines of flying, Regular Reserves shall be known as "Reserve Holding Open Time"
(RHOT – pronounced "R-hot"). 25(B)4.c.
4) RHOT trips are open time trips. A Lineholder can take an RHOT trip from an RHOT
Reserve prior to the RHOT pilot being processed during Future Reserve processing. 25(B)4.c.
5) An RHOT pilot who has a trip taken by a Lineholder will have a "V"
(Vacancy) placed in his/her line on the same days that had been occupied by the trip.
"RHOT" & "V" pilots will be grouped together and arranged by
seniority in the first category processed when trips are awarded by Future
Scheduling. This category is so designated because it is processed ahead of "R"
(Regular) Reserves who do not have trips in their original Reserve lines. 25(D)3.b.1.
and 3.e.1.
6) The RHOT and "V" Reserve designations are only used by Future
Scheduling. 25(D)3.
7) An RHOT who has a "V" (because of a "RHOT" trip being
taken), and who is not awarded/assigned a trip by Future will turn into an "R"
Reserve for Daily Scheduling purposes for the remainder of the day and the next day. 25(D)5.b.
8) An "R" Reserve will not be transitioned to "S" status if
there are "V" days remaining in his/her duty sequence.
9) An "S" pilot must be within the geographical area that is 90 minutes
normal driving time to the airport parking lot on their duty days. 25(E)2.
10) Following a day off, Daily Scheduling may not require an
"R" Reserve to fly a trip that departs prior to 10:00 unless the pilot
waives the nine-hour report requirement (nine hours to report for duty plus one hour
check-in). 25(E)1.
11) If after being awarded a trip from the A/I list, the pilot becomes illegal to
originate the trip, then the pilot will be permitted to pick-up the trip once he/she
becomes legal at the point the trip passes through his/her domicile. If the trip does not
pass through the pilot’s domicile, he/she will be permitted to pick-up the trip at
the point where
he/she becomes legal. 25(D)1.d.1.
12) If after the time of award a pilot remains legal for the origination of a trip,
but is projected illegal to complete such trip, the pilot will be permitted to originate
the trip and will be allowed to split the trip at the latest point it passes through
his/her domicile. If the trip does not pass through the pilot’s domicile prior to
becoming illegal, the pilot will be required to split the trip at the point the pilot
becomes illegal. 25(D)1.d.2.
13) Future Lineholder processing begins at 0900*, two days prior to the origination
of the trip. Reserve Future processing begins at 1100*, one day prior to the origination
of the trip.
*These times are subject to change with advanced notice and/or implementation of
staggered close-out times. 25(D)2.b. and 25(D)3.a.1.
14) A Lineholder who makes himself/herself available for late opening trips (less
than three hours prior to departure), is known as a "Lineholder Available For Late
Opening Trips" and cannot pass if contacted by Daily Scheduling with a trip
assignment within three hours of departure. 25(D)2.c.2. and 25(D)5.e.1.
15) An "R" Reserve who is awarded a trip by Future Scheduling is released
from duty at the point the trip is awarded until the trip departs. 25(E)7.a.
16) An "S" Reserve who is awarded a trip by Future Scheduling is released
from duty 12 hours prior to the departure of the awarded trip. 25(E)7.b.
17) Any Regular Reserve who is awarded a charter, is released from duty two days
prior to scheduled departure. Charter trip bidding is usually closed out two calendar days
prior to the operation of the charter. 25(E)7.c. and 9(C)1.
18) Reserve pilots who are not available to be called by Future Scheduling on a day
off prior to a duty day, may contact Future Scheduling in advance of the Reserve A/I
processing window to make their requests for the following day. A Reserve pilot who makes
use of this advance contact provision must also contact Scheduling to sign in for any
awarded/assigned trip. 25(D)3.a.2.
19) A Reserve pilot who is not available to be contacted by Future Scheduling on a
day off prior to a scheduled duty day, nor who makes use of the advance contact and
sign-in provisions above, and who is awarded/assigned a trip by Future Scheduling, will be
contacted at 0001 of the next day for the purpose of notifying the pilot of any
awarded/assigned trip. You should be aware that any such trip awarded/assigned by Future
might depart prior to 0900. A pilot who fails to contact Future Scheduling is in effect
giving away whatever seniority he/she may have and may be assigned whatever trips remain
or may be passed entirely. If passed, the pilot will have no claim to any trips
awarded/assigned to any other pilot. 25(D)3.a.2.
20) "V," "R," and "S" Reserves can pass a trip to a
more junior pilot during Future Reserve assignment list processing. However:
(1) Trips may not be passed out of category.
(2) Trips may not be passed if such pass would result in a split trip. (However, trips
that would require a split by all available Reserves within a category may be passed.)
(3) Trips may not be passed if the pass would result in a conflict with a Reserve Open
Time trip in another pilot’s line.
(4) Trips may not be passed to a junior pilot in the same Reserve category as the pilot
passing the trip if the junior pilot has ten (10) more credited hours (month to date) than
the senior pilot. (This restriction applies to the pilot’s actual pay, not
projected pay for the month.) 25(D)3.c.
21) Reserve pilots holding trips in their lines (RHOT’s) may trip improve on
the same days of the trip in their line by picking up a different trip or series of trips
with an equal or greater number of duty days (originally scheduled). Trip improvement by a
Reserve pilot cannot reduce the number of duty days, but may reduce pay time. 25(D)3.d.
22) Daily Scheduling may bypass a Reserve pilot for a trip award if the pilot can
not fly the entire trip. For example, a pilot who would have to split the trip may not be
contacted for the trip at all. 25(D)5.c.2., 3. (trips > 9 hours), 25(D)5.d.2., 3.
(trips between 9 and 4 hours), 25(D)5.e.2., 3. (trips < 4 hours)
23) Lineholders who have made themselves available to Daily Scheduling can be
bypassed for trips that become available less than four hours prior to departure if the
pilot could not fly the entire trip. 25(D)5.e.1.
24) Sick-No-Charge is no longer an option available for Reserves.
25) A Reserve pilot’s daily rate for sick pay will vary based on his/her previous
three full months total pay hours. 25(E)6.
