Originally Posted by
RonnyK320
This is how stupid the government is:
Old way:
Call at 12pm, "Can you come to the airport and fly?" Get there at 2pm, home by 10pm, go to sleep, normal sleep pattern.
New way:
Call at 12pm, "Can you come to the airport and fly?" Get 10 hours rest during the day when you can't sleep, show at 10pm, fly all night. You're tired, and the flight is now dangerous.
Government is no longer looking out for the citizens, government it's looking out for itself. It's nothing but a bunch of bureaucrats justifying their jobs, and waiting to retire so they can enjoy that ridiculous pension. Vote Libertarian. Okay, I'm done...
RK
This is how stupid the govt was. Under the old rules a pilot on an international fleet could start SC @ 0300 and be on it for 24 hours. At 1800(15 hours into his SC) he would be unable to operate JFK-SFO or JFK-LAX, but could still operate a 2 man flight sync as JFK-DUB, JFK, GEO, or JFK-SNN. The new rules fix this. Part 117 has made improvements. Besides, under the old rules nothing stopped airlines from making pilots fly in the middle of the night.