Originally Posted by
250 or point 65
I would not do this. If you are getting paid to DH, you are on duty. You are not allowed to be on duty more than 16 hrs because you will not have had adequate rest in the preceding 24 hrs.
WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! Here we go again....
ALL of the FAA duty regs apply ONLY to 121 flight operations which are CURRENTLY being conducted or will be conducted in the FUTURE!
At the end of your day as an acting 121 crewmember (ie piloting the airplane), the company can legally have you do ANYTHING, for as long as they want. Examples...
Deadhead
Part 91 Repo
Sim Training
Light Office Work
Clean Airplanes
Mop the Crew Lounge Restroom
Etc.
The only grey area is compensatory rest, and this is because the reg is worded poorly. The FAA's intent (backed by their opinion) is that you only have to start compensatory rest on time if you are currently performing 121 duty and are going to do more 121 duty at the end of the rest. If it's your last day, you must finish 121 duty before compensatory rest starts, but after that you can do any sort of non-121 duty (including deadheads and commuting) as long as you get your 24 hours off before going back to work.
I have known morons who will not commute home on the last day because they think they need compensatory rest. Is Moron a strong word? Not for a guy who blows $80 and a night away from his lady.
Think about it this way...does the FAA EVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES care about your well-being after the work day? No! Of course not! They don't care how much you get paid, what your scheduling is like, what your work rules are, so why would they possibly care if the company works you to the bone after 121 duty???
Union contracts and company policy may differ, this is just the legal perspective.