Originally Posted by
John Carr
Really! Seriously? Thanks......
There was a reason I SAID "some, not all" or something along those lines.
It depends and can vary *****
Many regional 4 trips would routinely have a pilot fly 23-24-25 and hours pre 117, with a pilot bumping up to 100 in a month if they chose or were awarded.
Talk to many (some, NOT ALL) and those trips can frequently have less. Way less than 20 hours of flying on them now due to shorter duty periods and not being able to wedge as many segments and flying into the 117 FDP compared to before.
SOME, NOT ALL....
You stated timing out at the end of the year. I was expanding that the timing out can occur daily and it is getting worse. A pilot may not time out completely, but a bunch of them can be limited to 50 hours or less when the company needs them for 90+.
Compass has had 35 hour 5 days and 28 hour 4 days. With the removal of 30/7 they can cram more into 7 days.
As for shorter duty days, I have seen them become more efficient with removing sits and 30 hour layovers by incorporating DH's when needed. The regionals are struggling right now and it is only getting worse.