Originally Posted by
Guppydriver95
Crews “usually talking to each other” isn’t required or expected wrt FAR compliance. The fact is if you come to work expecting to get first(or second)break, and have managed your rest accordingly, it shouldn’t be upended by the skipper at the briefing. Picking a flying vs non flying line is a far superior method of bidding to just showing up and hoping it works out.
I tend to agree with this. The landings were never really an issue because there was usually plenty of guys who wanted to go for bounces, and/or Captains were pretty good about getting everyone the landings they needed. Not knowing your break wasn't fun, though going to Europe you could always get first break if you wanted it lol.