Originally Posted by
iLikeMoose
Want to make sure I am doing my math right. If I want to bid the minimum amount of consecutive days to force a 30/168, I should do 7, right? My napkin math says that if I go on reserve on a Sunday, the latest I could start an FDP or RAP is 1800 on Friday.
Sort of. Keep in mind a DH only duty period is not an FDP and therefore legal. “No pilot shall begin an FDP etc”. On the 777 we routinely had 8 day trips that were legal despite not having a 30 hour layover.