Originally Posted by
flyguyniner11
People HAVE been abusing this policy. Its put in place as a safety measure and people abuse it to get days off or be released from reserve early which we can all agree is completely unprofessional and makes life harder for everyone else out there.
and apparently people who posted on this board can't read well because there is this note "*Mitigating circumstances that prevent a rest period from being fully utilized will be considered when determining whether a fatigue call is acceptable." in case you do get a bad nights sleep or for whatever reason are fatigued.
Captain,
You have to much faith in a management team that has jeopardized a safety valve with punitive measures and left the ultimate decision of fatigue in doubt of wether it will be accepted. This is blatantly against every safety principle in the industry.
All will agree that abuse is flat out wrong. Abuse needs to be addressed seperately and with peer pressure among the solutions, not via a 'temporary' punitive fatigue policy.
Colgan management fails the public affairs test, the professional pilot credibility test, and the most critical goal, the safety test.