Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Not quite. For whatever reason the FAA does NOT count the duty off time (15 minutes after block in) at the end of the day against the 16 hours. So for duty time, you just need to be able to block in from the final leg at or prior to 16 hours in order to depart on that leg.
As to whether the 15 minutes duty off time counts against your rest is debatable.
I think that is more contractual or policy than anything else, but has come to be seen as part of rest. The reality is that you must be free of duty for rest to start...sometimes that takes 15 minutes, but often not.
What are you smoking? which company chief pilot told you that in order to get you to keep flying? Your company manual says it's duty time, your contract says it's duty time.... guess what, the FAA says it's duty time. If it was within the last 90 days, I bet the company self disclosed on you and just hasn't told you.... most will do that all the time.... and occasionally will tell you after they self disclose. ASAP it if within the last 90 days.
got to
www.alpa.org and download a copy of the Flight Time Duty Time Guidebook.