Originally Posted by
Starchkr
Dash,
Can you explain how trip rig works for a newbie to 121? I thought that credit hours were just block time. Thanks.
We also get a one-to-one credit for deadheads. In other words, deadheads count the same as block time for pay purposes. This is especially helpful for reserves, as they often spend 15-20 hours a month just riding in the back of the airplane to their next flying leg.
F2F: I flew a lot more when I was a Part 135 pilot. We were considered an "on-demand" operation, so our yearly limit was 1400 hours flight time. Some of us actually hit that number and had to take the rest of the year off. I typically fly 650-800 hours a year at Horizon. Ironically, pilots on reserve often work more, but fly less (due to deadheads and sits).