Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
The FAR has the word on that. You have to have the opportunity to get 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. The FAR further specifies that it's up to the individual pilot to determine if he/she got that opportunity. Obviously, "8 hours behind the door" does not give any human being the possibility/opportunity for 8 hours of sleep.
Agreed.
Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
I strongly suspect that their ultimate reason for removing the CDO's was not directly because of the input they were getting on whether we should have CDO's or not but because it was generating so much heat that they were worried about getting recalled.
I'm not sure I see the difference. If a rep consistently disregard the input of his constituents, he has every reason to expect to be recalled. The way I read this is that, once the reps had received a significant amount of negative feedback on CDOs, they directed their removal from the TA.
Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
You mean like it was in C2012?
Exactly. You and I may differ as to exactly what it is that our reps are supposed to do with the results of the survey. If the survey results indicate X but they have reason to believe that only Y is achievable and that settling for Y is better in the long run than continuing to hold out for X, are you saying that they should disregard their information and go against their best judgment?
Please disregard, for the sake of the discussion above, the issue of whether or not you agree with their assessment.