Originally Posted by
Ultralight
You call your chief pilot and use that line the next time you've been up all day and let me know how it goes.
Better still, you should write a letter to the FAA and the NTSB and share your concerns. Maybe they will ban commuting altogether, then you will be happy!
No one has suggested that commuting should be banned. All anyone is saying is that pilots, whether they commute or not, are responsible for showing up to work well rested and ready to perform their job. If that means a commuter needs to fly in the day before or someone who lives in base needs to make changes to their routine, so be it. If you are unable to do so on a consistent basis, then you need to rethink your career. For those instances were it was out of your control and you show up fatigued, you need to call out.
Obviously you are of a different opinion and believe it is alright and justified to be a burden to your fellow pilots because you lack the spine to call out when you are not fit to fly.