Originally Posted by
80drvr
My understanding is that there is significant scientific support for duty day limitations, but not much research in the area of actual flight time. If there are studies that support increasing flight time, please cite them.
Actually, there is plenty of research regarding actual flight time, but none of it supports the idea that limiting flight time is the key to reducing fatigue. All research indicates that the duty day and the number of cycles are the imporant factors.
Originally Posted by
Wheels up
The APA is dead against increasing fatigue levels, increasing the flight time per day and decreasing pilot jobs.
The APA also seems to be dead against getting a new contract anytime in the next century. Reality has to enter the mix at some point, and 53% pay raises are not reality. I wouldn't use the APA as some grand example of a smart union.