Originally Posted by
blackdenton
FDP starts 45 minutes prior to our first assignment now right? Not sure how they could move it back to after we have pushed. As for pay I believe we will still be paid the same. I thought it was mainly a DOT 3 hour thing.
It’s not about the DOT rule of a FDP thing. It’s purely them getting more out of the maximum flight time limitation of 117.11.
So we can only do 8 or 9 hours of flight time depending on the report time. The way it is now they are counting block time as flight time for the regs. For example, if we block out but sit at the gate for 1 hour before push or more specifically before we move under our own power it is currently being counted toward those limits.
But the way the regs are written they can start the flight time clock at first forward movement. That will allow the company to have less people time out based on the flight time limits because of NY issues.
DOT, FDP, and pay remain unchanged.