Originally Posted by
deltabound
The correct course of action, of course, is to call in "fatigued" and face the consequences if he was called the next morning to fly and if he didn't feel up to it.
This is what needs to go away, consequences of calling in fatigued. There should not be consequences. You can't do it all the time, you can't abuse it but if I call fatigued once a year so be it. The airlines need to have enough people on staff to cover this and not be operating so cheap so the share holders and upper management can make so much/all money.
To the original poster, agreed! Unfortunately the cost of living and the cost of hotel rooms have far out paced the reversing trend of pilot income. If that pilot had a 3 or 4 flight hour day the entire day would be a wash if a room cost him 60-80 dollars assuming he is an FO.