Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Very true. It would be interesting if they had to count travel time by car our plane to work. It might make commuting by plane more desirable since we have some that drive four plus hrs to work.
I am assuming that you are joking here for two reasons:
Reason number one:
Reason number two: Unless the commuter Pilot who flies to work lives in the terminal (think Tom Hanks Movie) or the parking lot in a RV (like many do at LAX) the commuting Pilot must also drive to an airport.
Common sense must dictate (I know we are dealing with government) that its up to the pilot to show up rested. How deep in the weeds the government goes to verify this is the big question and this will probably not be put to the test until after the first mishap under the new rules.
Scoop