Originally Posted by
TOCTOD
Thats what this whole discussion is about. It’s not being treated as junior, nor are junior pilots being assigned there. It’s stagnant, full of mid senior folks, with little movement. We have been trying to figure out why. And now we know. An effort by company to reduce commuter/staffing.
This is NOT a hostile question.
What is "mid-senior"?
(I've commuted in the past because circumstances demanded it. Sometimes irresponsibly. Not for the backup, but for the "adequately rested" part.)
The Colgan Air crash that principiated the Part 117 rules didn't go far enough, IMHO. Being able to document 12 hours of non-duty time in an adequate rest facility prior to sign in should be a minimum.
Now that I have seniority, when I fly with a pilot who shows up (with the backup) after sleeping in the crew lounge for 8 hours (or tries to) but is still exhausted, I can only say that it's less than ideal. I live in base: I always fly the first leg because I know what's going on on the other side.
I've no solutions.
Living in base is a choice, but from a health/safety perspective, it's the obvious one.