Originally Posted by
Lalo37
I agree 100% with the above post. Rest requirements are a freekin joke! 8 hours is bull$hit.
But yet we all seem to be okay with it and keep going back to work. If enough of us actually grew some balls (myself included) and called in fatigued, maybe the stupid a$$ faa would take that as a hint that there is a problem. In there eyes everything is okay because there have been no accidents and pilots seem to be okay with it.
I cannot tell you how many times I started to doze off in a cockpit because of the schedule and rest we had the night before..........ridiculous
In my book rest does not equal sleep. 8 hours of rest means 4-6 hours sleep. I have really wanted to fall asleep once and I have had several captains fall asleep. Meanwhile behind the door the public is unsuspecting and thinking we are bright eyed and bushy tailed and making 250K a year with 20 days off a month.