Originally Posted by
Karnak
I hope so!
I liked them when I flew them on two different fleets. I would bid them if they were available. Putting them in the survey would be a good idea for gauging pilot preference.
Just curious; have you ever seen your personal opinions validated by the pilot group in a vote? I can't remember a membership ratification vote where your plea for "vote no" was held by anywhere near a majority of your fellow pilots.
I think you were even among the 12% that voted no to the unilateral pay increases in 2003/04. Is that correct?
Karnak,
I have a few questions for you regarding your experience with CDO's:
1 - How much sleep, if any, did you generally get during the day?
2 - How much sleep, if any, did you generally get during the night at the hotel?
3 - On average, how much sleep did you generally have during the 24 hours preceding your flight back to base in the morning?
4 - What does sleep science say about how much sleep a normal human being needs to function at 100%?
5 - Was the FAR 117 10 hour minimum rest break with an 8 hour uninterrupted sleep opportunity based on sleep science?
Do you have a feel for how other pilots who have done CDO's would answer those first three questions?