Originally Posted by
JoeyMeatballs
I am not saying there are not cases where pilots truly are fatigued but increasing our rest will have a very very negative effect on our QOL. Our trips will be less productive, and our days off will go down. I think the overall lifestyle and pay has more to do with feeling rundown than an actual duty day. If we were paid more we would not have to fly close to 100hrs to pay the bills and have some extra cash (for those that don't need to fly 100hrs, your lucky, living in Hoboken, NJ and paying off school loans is a KILLER)
anyway I just wanted to point out that more rest is not neccesarly the solution.............
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I agree, however I don't think it would be a good idea to increase rest beyond 10 hours. 10 hours would be perfect, allowing a crew to get a solid 8 hours of sleep, considering it's usually 2 hours by the time you get into bed after blocking in.
8 hours of flight, 10 hours rest, and 12 hours of duty would allow our trips to be productive and eliminate some of the useless sitting around we do.
If you really want to get creative call your representatives and propose the Airline Reform Act, guaranteeing crewmembers 14 days off a month for fatigue and sanity purposes.