Originally Posted by
OhSnapAF
I would say the ability to end the day is in your control via a fatigue, and you. An call in saying you need to pause for food, that’s really it. It’s kinda sad that a human has to tell the company to slow down just so they can eat, but that’s the way it goes. I wouldn’t say a tour is within the pilots control though, you have zero control over where you go, how many legs you fly, and when you start the day.
Actually, you kind of do. Part of my fatigue call always includes the time I am able to start the next duty period. Never had a hiccup with it (at least not since Handjob left anyway).