Originally Posted by gloopy

I was just asking about the new rules. I skimmed them when they first "came out" although many believe at least some of them are still up in the air/a work in progress to some degree. We'll see. I haven't tried to memorize them yet because they are still a little ways off, could be changed, and I only have enough hard drive space for one set of FT/DT rules.

If the domestic hard 16 hour time is still there as an absolute max and is still inclusive of all reserve duty then great. If that is the case, I wish people would stop saying "there is no more Whitlow" and "Whitlow doesn't apply anymore" because if that is true, it is identical to Whitlow in every respect. So why ink the waters saying its not like Whitlow when its exactly like Whitlow?

Anyway as for international, 14 hours is the longest one can be on SC as I remember, but does time spent on SC before being called for a trip count as hours on duty for 2/3/4 man ops or is that just dependant on scheduled block hours for the flight in question relative to the circadian grid and all that?

IOW, if pilot A is a lineholder and shows up for his 8:59 block flight that could be a 2 man ops, but if a reserve pilot sits SC for 13:59 and is then given that same flight, would he be legal duty wise first of all, and second of all would he still be legal for a 2 man ops?

Note: the above example assumes an airline that allows 2 man ops up to 8:59, which I hope never transpires here.