Originally Posted by Rama
121 Supplemental regs don't have a duty time limit for international flying. We have an 18-hour duty day by contract. Fatigue is an everpresent commodity flying long-haul freight.
Actually your contract has a 18 hour duty limit for a single crew. 24 hours for heavy crew and 30 hours for a double crew. The double crew flights are real bal busters! I was always the last to fly. But really the company would fire you if you refused to fly beyond the 18 hour limit on a single crew. The guys who would tail-end fairy part 91 another 10 hours plus after already being on 18 were giving special treatment by crewscheduling. I got involved in a couple of these flights and could not believe how much these guys would risk for the old mighty dollar. Flying that fatiuged is like flying drunk. Just plain stupid. I witnessed some of the worst flying I have ever seen on these flights. Hopefully the next one wont go into a subdivison,mall or elementary school.