Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
Denny,
It is relevant. I'm not asking about the legality. I totally understand how a CDO is legal (although not safe).
Sleep science has determined that the average person needs 8 hours of sleep in order to function best. The FAA has determined that this is applicable to pilots and flying. It was part of the thinking that went into FAR 117.
If you want to answer my question, you will need to answer it from the standpoint of safety, not legality.
Not directed solely at you, but you're the most recent poster on the subject...
Hmmm, so we should immediately ground a large portion of the FDX and UPS flying? I mean who can fly more than one leg per night?
/sarcasm/
FAR 117 is a science based set of rule changes that had half of the ARC members from airline pilot labor groups, unless I read it incorrectly...
Again... Let us all please just wait and see what the document contains before going off and passing judgment on something we have not evaluated.