Originally Posted by
zeropapagolf
How are you guys working long days and also not getting much FDP? Lots of waiting between flights?
Exactly. Showing at 0600 for a 10 AM takeoff. Landing at 5 PM and sitting for 3 hours "just in case." Flying a 1 hour leg at 0700 and another 1 hour leg at 3 PM. A model of inefficiency.
Their productivity metric in the Ops Center is number of duty hours per day. They shoot for at least 10. About the only time you'll have fewer is going home or when the jet breaks 7-8 hours into your day and there isn't enough time to bounce you to another airplane.
The productivity measurement SHOULD BE number of flight hours per duty hour. But that might mean an improvement in road QOL and we can't be having that.