Originally Posted by
Windsor
Thats a life/job choice most of us knew about ahead of time when we took the job. That describes 90% of trips at fantasy company. Thats on me, my choice. What gets me going is the excuse I hear from pushy crew schedulers (121) that its legal, you must do it. Just because its legal, doesnt make it safe.
If I'm on call during the course of the day - I'm not in rest, even if the call to fly never comes. Like you said - we all know the deal, and sign up for the job anyway. Small time 135, this kind of thing is pretty normal.
I tell my 121 co-workers about this, and they're astonished that it's allowed to happen. It's the 135 equivalent of calling a reserve to fly 10 hours into their reserve shift, and starting their duty once they get to the plane.