New FAA flight time/rest rules?

[av8tor19]

Interesting news: Alpa says that the 10 hour rest will only add 1/4 duty days to the line pilot.

Fact: 10 hours of rest will add 1 to 2 duty days to the line pilot.

 

[WayBack]

Regionals have enjoyed way too many years of pilots working maximum hours to make ends meet. It is time to drop the number of flight hours, get the payrates up and make sure there are rested pilots flying the plane. The solution to making more money is NOT to fly more hours but negotiate higher pay.

Wow, now you're really dreaming. First you dream that ALPA will come into SKW and save the day. Now you think that pay is going to go up and rest as a pilot?
Can I have some of what you're drinking?

 

[enuffalready]

Agreed....

How will these changes affect Highspeeds, stand ups, illegals, CDO's or what ever your airline calls them? I hope it makes them impossible.

shouldnt effect them at all... when you duty out at 730 or 830am, that means youre legal back at 530-630pm that same day..thats more than enough rest since most duty in at 745pm or later...

Might even get more of them since the required rest may require the CDO's to make sure that early bank is on time.

I love em, have done nothing else for years... would hate to see them go

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

From what I've read, the 10 hours min rest would be 10 hours at the hotel, so that will add 1+ hours to the total time the crew is not available. Also, if you are starting your Duty Day at 1800, your max Duty Day, and max Flight Time will be reduced, which means less time available to fly...I think an 1800 start would give you about a 10 hour max Duty Day.

cliff
NBO

 

[screamingpax]

I think you are spot on. I believe it will require more pilots. Same amount of flying but less pilots able to do it = more staffing needs. However, I do think we we see much less productive trips, ie: more four days with early duty ins and late duty outs only credited to 16 hours. IMO. Hope for the best.

 

[DoinTime]

Interesting news: Alpa says that the 10 hour rest will only add 1/4 duty days to the line pilot.

Fact: 10 hours of rest will add 1 to 2 duty days to the line pilot.

And where do your facts come from? Just curious.

 

[pilotyip]

unintented consquence

I think you are spot on. I believe it will require more pilots. Same amount of flying but less pilots able to do it = more staffing needs. However, I do think we we see much less productive trips, ie: more four days with early duty ins and late duty outs only credited to 16 hours. IMO. Hope for the best.

and more staffing with no more revenue being generated has other problems.

 

[screamingpax]

and more staffing with no more revenue being generated has other problems.

good point!

 

[av8tor19]

I got the 1/4 duty day from a recent ALPA email.

The 1 to 2 days more a month- I have access to the pairing results when 10 hours was put in. Some cities required 2 day layovers to make originating flights. Most of the 4 days (75% of the result) are 18 hours or less.

If the pairing dosen't make at least 18 hours, flying has to be added on additional days to make most guarantees of 72 hours.

I strongly suggest that someone from your union scheduling committee ask the company for the results.