Originally Posted by
B317
If you don't have a good set of duty rigs, be prepared for less days off. You want more time in the hotel, your going to get it. Bring the last flight into your destination, now you'll sit in the hotel until the afternoon flight goes out. How much flight time do you think your going to get in a 12 hour duty day if you've got a few hours on the ground between flights?
I think the price that pilots are going to pay for this extra rest is going to prove very high.
I know all companies are different and it seems like we (XJT) have some long sits built in to the pairings. But I just looked at my next 6 4-day trips and only 3 had a day with more than 12:00 of duty, and the worst one was 12:05. We don't have any duty rigs, either. A little tweaking and I'd be under 12:00. So although, there may be some changes, it is possible to fly the same amount as we do now and not lose any days off.
Just my $0.02.