Originally Posted by
symbian simian
Aircraft cost are related to cycles, not to hobbs, and definitely not to block. You fly between IAD and JFK, half of your block is flight time. You fly IAH SYD 95% of your block is flight time.
My plan:
Flight pay (on a leg by leg basis) should start 45 minutes before scheduled departure, and end 15 minutes after brakes set, doors open, engines off (whichever is last). If you keep the same aircraft for the next leg, reduce pay by 30 minutes. Any time between legs over 1 hour pays 1 minute per 3 minutes.
I disagree. Maintenance is figure depending on the part, mostly by flt time. Fatigue life is figured on cycles. Fuel does not cost on cycles. EG. Heavy maintenance is figured based on calendar and flight time.
A 30k hour guppy is certainly not figured the same as a 30k 777. Number of cycles are drastically different. So it depends.