Originally Posted by
nerd2009
Aghhh, just finished a 4 day trip from #ell! Reduced rest on day three, and a 5 legger on day four, thunderstorms, three swaps with some maint thrown in.
....and its all legal...and ALPA sanctions this in our PWA ! Almost hit 14 hours of duty time......Imagine sitting behind a desk for 14 hours then having to drive on the interstate during heavy traffic low vis and and thunderstorms, ...how safe is that.
And some how I feel our day was even worse than that!
"ALPA" does not "sanction" this... The FAA, Congress, and pilots who vote for their reps and agreements sanction it.
Luckily for you ALPA Co-Chaired and had 5 members on the ARC that updated the FT/DT rules and will prevent situations like that starting Jan 4, 2014.
Unfortunately, there are pilots (and groups of pilots) who still don't see the power of a unified voice in DC. The industry side of the ARC had 9 members from 4 different organizations. The labor side had 9 members from 3 organizations....
FFT: Could the reuslts have been better if ALL 9 members on the labor side were working together without duplicated efforts and represented with a unified voice AND the Co-Chairmanship?