Originally Posted by
satchip
I don't know where this every two hours stuff is coming from. Can't speak for the 777 but on the ER for over 12 hr legs the breaks usually go long/long or short/long/short. The crew discusses it comes up with a consensus before takeoff.
I think there should be only 1 pic, unity of command you know. The idea of splitting up the leg I think is terrible. Jmho. Also it sounds like I never want to e based in Atlanta.
I was just doing my FCCQ disk and the policy is that it depends on the flight segment. The Senior Capt is suppose to decide based on the science (and they give every scenario we fly--ad nauseum) and policy whether to give equal segments of rest or unequal and to whom. Pretty reasonable stuff... nothing that would say it "has to be one way or the other".