Originally Posted by TenYearsGone

Points taken, thank you.

As a Domestic pilot--> 24/7 was hit upon me. More than a couple of times I was afforded 24 hours off of duty, at home because of the threat of working or being on duty for 7 days straight.

I am almost, 80%, certain. If you look at the definition of the FAR duties/rest, you can conclude the same.

Not to beat a dead horse, but 117 seems to be better for the Regional Airlines. I, for one, feel like I work more and harder on 117..

117 seems to be a band-aid, administered to the Legacy Airlines by the FAA, to help mitigate a pilot shortage by creating a more efficient and more productive work group. And 117 is a way to fortify our US Airline economy by keeping us churning.

We all know what really would happen if true safety regulations were adopted:

1)US airlines will go belly up
2)Slave ship, non work rule, Airlines like Emirates will flourish

TEN