Originally Posted by
Mason32
When did you guys lose the min scheduled overnight as 8.5 hours? Back in the day, they used to reduce it when we ran late to 8, but they never were allowed to schedule 8 to begin with.... what did you guys get during the amendment round for that one?
When I was there, I never did reduced rest anyway... always got my 8 behind the door. A few friends that still work there say they will give anybody 8 behind the door if they call and ask for it. What's been your experience?
Yea they cant schedule anything less than 8.5, so my post should have read "8.5-17+hrs for overnights."
If I have an 8hr overnight and I feel rested in the morning then I go to work and do my job. If I have a 17hr overnight where I dont sleep well and feel like crap in the morning I call in fatigued. The company has always been great about honoring our fatigue policy and I've never had any issues, or heard of anyone getting crap for calling in fatigued.
Fatigue and rest required are something personal to every pilot. I can usually hit the pillow and get a good night sleep on an 8hr overnight. Some people are too wired when they get to the hotel and need some time to wind down. Some people are light sleepers and wake up easily in the middle of a 17hr overnight because of noise in the hallway. Some people sleep through fire alarms!
The people who do biatch are the ones who feel fatigued, but dont do anything about it.