Submission - Independent Pilots Association

117.21 Reserve StatusThe IPA proposes the following changes:Due to overly complex language, we propose to rewrite section 117.21(c) asfollows:(c)For short call reserve,(1) The maximum reserve duty period for un-augmented operations isdefined as:Table E—Short Call Reserve Duty PeriodTime ofStart ofRAP(Home BaseorAcclimatedLocal Time)Maximum Flight Reserve Duty Period (hours) Based on Numberof Flight Segments1 2 3 4 5 6 7+0000-0359 13 13 13 13 13 13 130400-0459 14 14 13 13 13 13 130500-0559 15 15 15 15 14 13.5 130600-0659 16 16 16 16 15 15 14.50700-1259 16 16 16 16 16 16 151300-1659 16 16 16 16 15.5 15 14.51700-2159 15 15 14 14 13.5 13 132200-2259 14.5 14.5 13.5 13.5 13 13 132300-2359 13.5 13.5 13 13 13 13 13(2) All time within the reserve availability period is duty.(3) The maximum reserve duty period (to include phone availability and/orflight duty period assignments) is determined by the earlier end point of(a) the start of the RAP time plus value in Table E or(b) the Flight Duty Period limitation in Table B as measured from theFDP time of start (home base or acclimated local time).24