Originally Posted by
Yumyum
Budget for a hotel? Like 2-3 times a month. Either way you look at it..300/month is substantial. If LGA authority didn’t give a rats arse about crashing in the crew-room it wouldn’t be discussed....and to the person who referenced the colgan crash because of sleeping in the crew room. Nope that was bad airmanship. Sorry truth hurts.
While I agree with your entire post, I’d like to remind you of the ruckus the press and the family’s of the Colgan crash made once it was made public that pilots were sleeping in the crew room. In fact, that crash was probably the biggest reason for the new FAR117 rest rules. Yes, sometimes a short stay in the crew room makes sense if your last leg gets in late and your commute home is 6 hours away. Beats spending $$$ for 4 hours in a hotel. But even people that can afford it offen take advantage of it because they’re cheap. Get a crash pad if you find yourself stuck often. It makes the rest of us look bad.