Originally Posted by
boog123
Then why is it in there? "We don't think they would do that" Barf.
Last flight out ATL-LAX, 2 pilots, 2 hotels once they get there. etc. Red Eye back, 2 pilots, 2 hotels from previous night.
Instead, augmented crew doing the same, 3 pilots, no hotels. Am I missing something?
13 hour flight time limit, 13 hour duty day.
It's there for a reason. But I think you already know that.
Yes you really are missing something. This has already been posted about. Flying it as a turn saves the hotel costs only. If the turn is 11 hours round trip then using 3 pilots will generate 33 hours of pay. That does not include additional costs such as increased credit on other rotations. If you fly it with a 2 man crew you have 22 block hours to pay for. I can't believe this is a hard point to grasp.