Having imagined living under the rest provisions of FAR 117, and then losing them, now consider the impact of never having them, and never getting them.

If you'd had them and lost them, you'd expect to be compensated after losing them.

Has anyone seen the estimate of how much more it would cost us to operate under the rest provisions of FAR 117?

In the absence of that information, how much more did it cost to operate the passenger carriers under FAR 117? I've heard figures that were higher than I'd have imagined.

So is it fair to compare our pay rates with those who operate under FAR 117?

I suspect it would be hard to find a pilot who thinks he should be paid the same as someone who operates under FAR 117. Because the difference is coming out of his hide. Ask the question of ten pilots and see if there is an exception.

I wonder if actuarial data will begin to show a difference in lifespan, between those who operate under FAR 117 and those who don't.

By the way, does anyone know how long we live after we retire? Surely it had to be incorporated into the costing model. That data should be available at least two ways.