I am the last to defend this company for some of their stupidity but I will admit I do not always have the big picture. They may not know you have not jammed an L-8 in your mouth. A handful of people are managing a dynamic operation. If I need to be that one dude who jacks up their flow, well, happy to do it. But to sit back and let them rail you (and they will) well...that's on you.
As far as where you go...come on man, you know that's not what I meant. No flying operation gives the pilot that much control. If they gave it to me, I would do pattern work at my local airport in the jet.
How many legs....yes you do have control.
When your day starts...yes you do have control.
When your day ends...yes you do have control.
When you eat...yes you do have control.
You're not doing it right and complaining about it.
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.