I'm shocked that I'm reading opposition to a rumored 12 hour duty day limitation amongst professional pilots (though I'm not surprised it is found in this area of the forum). How short-sighted and selfish have we become?

Is your first priority safety, QOL, or pay?

It should be safety. You don't earn much and your quality of LIFE goes downhill really fast if you're in an aircraft accident, especially if you sit in the pointy end, which goes in first. Personal fatigue has proven hard to recognize in scientific studies, but easy to prevent - start each duty period well rested.

For most regional pilots, a 12 hour duty day maximum may mean a pay cut perhaps, primarily b/c regionals don't build their own flight schedules, they are given flights to operate by mainline. Mainline schedules them so that they benefit mainline's efficiency, not your airline's efficiency. Don't like it - don't fly for a regional, there are thousands who will take your place (and, if you work for a regional, your pay is low and there's a pretty good chance your QOL isn't all that great anyway unless you're senior and living in base).

Get a duty rig, increase max days off per bid, increase pay, or increase min guarantee in your next contract. In the mean time, enjoy the extra time @ the hotel, knowing that when you fly you will have the opportunity to be well rested, and therefore a safer pilot. This benefits all the people you fly over each day (the citizens of this country), the government, the industry, your fellow pilots, your passengers, your family, your crew, and, most importantly, YOU.