Originally Posted by
worstpilotever
That is jacked up. You should not have to call in fatigued if you don't want to extend. And if you don't extend the pay should be automatic. Might want to get the union involved....oh wait, you guys shot down ALPA multiple times. Well, good luck with that.
The FAA issued a legal interpretation which allowed the extension to become mandatory. I was very disappointed in the FAA, they essentially added two hours to every table B limit...defeating the whole point.
Unless there existed a workrule to the contrary (which we didn't have because we thought we were protected by the law!), that's the way many airlines are rolling with it.
If you're tired call in fatigued, at least you can still do that.
We don't need a union to negotiate work rules, but we didn't waste negotiating capital on something we thought was covered by federal law! Whether we'll revisit that depends on our pilot group's priorities. Since I can call fatigued if needed, I'd prefer to negotiate for something else.