Originally Posted by
Turbosina
I mean even in domestic NB, especially on the first pairing of the trip, we get to the gate an hour prior, get everything done in 20 mins and then sit around for 40 minutes waiting to push...
I rarely show at the airplane earlier than 40 minutes prior. In the sim we always train to less than that and the 60 min requirement is just to report, nothing says that means you have to be at the aircraft at that time.