Originally Posted by
Gunter
Tell me how you can hook into one of those things. They are already greater than 8 hrs of block in 24.
To exceed 8 in 24, you just need an intervening rest period of double the 1st duty period's flight time.
Trip 406/14JUL has a 11:33 rest period in SEA. Flight time MEM-SEA is 4:32. Take 1/2 of the rest period, 11:33, to determine how much you could fly in the first duty period. That is 5:46. So, if you could find a trip that blocked 1:14 into MEM, you could hub-turn from it, into trip 406. (1:14 + 4:32 = 5:46)
Of course, that's all fine and dandy on paper. As soon as you arrive late from MEM or depart early from SEA...You're violating FARs. There are certainly other snafus that could get 'em as well.
