Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
Well, Carl, your post said "coast to coast" turns. Now I know DTW is on the shore of Lake St. Clair, but that is not what people think of as coast to coast. Look, if you ever come back to a domestic aircraft you would not have to worry about doing day turns from DTW to SFO/LAX/SEA/PDX, etc. They wouldn't make it past the top 10% of the category list.
So you admit that you have no scientific data to back up your rantings and your personal attacks are nothing more than a cover for your lack of knowledge. At least we now know where you are coming from. Pretty much standard Carl.
I think Carl has a valid point. You say JFK-LAX to support your argument, when that is in the minority since it goes over 10 hours. The majority of east-west trips could be done as a turn with the new NPRM and you know these are the trips Carl is referring too. You are right in the fact that the top 10 percent would do these trips. Look no further than our FAs. Who is more succeptable to the effects of a 10 hour flight day...the old pilots who will be bidding them. But wait, wasn't this all about improving safety?
Where is your scientific evidence that flying 10 flight hours extendable to a 15 hour duty day is more safe than flying 8 in 15 or say 8 in 16 for whitlow? This is nothing more than a horse trade and our union is smack right in the middle of it. ALPA is part of the problem.