Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
First day of a trip the fatigue card is a little hard to play.
Depends on the circumstance. If the day 1 show was 5am, and with delays, little if any meal breaks, and the day being extended to 14-16 hours, would fatigue NOT play a role.
And we can fly off on an ubber tangent here. If day 1 the show was 12-1pm, but said pilot had to get up at 5,6,7 am whether it was to commute, or be with his newborn baby, or whatever you think of, and a 10-11 day got stretched again to the 14-16 hour mark, would you say that fatigue doesn't play a role?