Originally Posted by
iPilot
Is it me or is this all this incredibly over-complicated? Why can't it be something simple like "10 hours of rest, max scheduled 8 hours in a 14 day?" Change the numbers for 3 man crews and what not but just make is simple. With this proposal we'll all be looking at charts to figure out if we're legal or not. Way too much thought process for something that should be a no-brainer.
Just like trying to calculate runway distance down to the foot, if you gotta get it that precise is it even worth it?
It's not THAT complicated, and if you're working for a decent carrier, all of this is just going to go into a scheduling computer program anyway.
Besides, this is all supposed to be "scientific", not "simple". I'd like to hope that these new rules have some grounding in objective fatigue research, not just a splatter on the wall and see what sticks.
I'm afraid the detailed specificity is because if you count on carriers (and to some degree, pilots) to do the right thing that common sense would dictate, 95% will, and then 5% won't.
Thank you, 5%.