Skyypimp
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Nonstop. I do agree with you. I have been flying for a regional for 4 1/2 years now out of STL. We have a couple of scheduled lines that just have an OVERNIGHT and that is all. You guys should see the flight crew come in at around 6:30 am and stumble into the crew room. Even though it is only ONE flight, getting to the hotel around 845pm and then getting up at 4:30 am SUCKS. I dare any of you who have not done a schedule like that to try it just for 4 days. For me, Sleeping is difficult during the day time so I will get about 5 hours of sleep in a strange bed with kids running up and down the hall ways untill Ohhh Mid Night. Try calling the front desk just to find out that nothing will be done about it.
Nonstop is right. The FAA and congress are too concerned about whether a Pilot payed for a beer with his credit card during dinner. They should get up and fly with us on just one FULL Sequence and see if maybe the rules for crew rest should be changed.
The fun does not stop with just a short over night. Now try flying 8 legs back and forth all day long with a DUTY day of near 16 hours ( Yes its legal ). Lets just say that by the end of it you are worn out. Now you have 2 more days to look forward to.
Regional airlines are a great place to go if you are an insomniac and love macaroni and cheeze.
If you dont believe me, PM me and I will get you a couple of passes to see what we really deal with in the real world
BTW Mike. Your an A$$. With only 2000 hours I doubt seriously that you even have the first hint of a clue as to what we are talking about. Please shut up and leave this to the professionals.
Nonstop. I do agree with you. I have been flying for a regional for 4 1/2 years now out of STL. We have a couple of scheduled lines that just have an OVERNIGHT and that is all. You guys should see the flight crew come in at around 6:30 am and stumble into the crew room. Even though it is only ONE flight, getting to the hotel around 845pm and then getting up at 4:30 am SUCKS. I dare any of you who have not done a schedule like that to try it just for 4 days. For me, Sleeping is difficult during the day time so I will get about 5 hours of sleep in a strange bed with kids running up and down the hall ways untill Ohhh Mid Night. Try calling the front desk just to find out that nothing will be done about it.
Nonstop is right. The FAA and congress are too concerned about whether a Pilot payed for a beer with his credit card during dinner. They should get up and fly with us on just one FULL Sequence and see if maybe the rules for crew rest should be changed.
The fun does not stop with just a short over night. Now try flying 8 legs back and forth all day long with a DUTY day of near 16 hours ( Yes its legal ). Lets just say that by the end of it you are worn out. Now you have 2 more days to look forward to.
Regional airlines are a great place to go if you are an insomniac and love macaroni and cheeze.
If you dont believe me, PM me and I will get you a couple of passes to see what we really deal with in the real world
BTW Mike. Your an A$$. With only 2000 hours I doubt seriously that you even have the first hint of a clue as to what we are talking about. Please shut up and leave this to the professionals.
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