Airline Pilot Central Forums - Curious about Pilot logging regs and hours

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Originally Posted by chuckyt1 (Post 524784)

Very basic breakdown of 121 domestic rules,

scheduled 8 hours max, of flight time between rest periods. Min rest of eight hours, may be more depending on flight time.

No more than 30 hours in seven days. 24 hours "free of duty" every seven days.

100 hours max in any calendar month. 1000 hours in a calendar year.

16 hours max duty. Flight and duty times are separate.

The flight times listed are scheduled maximums and may be exceeded under certain conditions.

The response from chuckyt1 is correct and pertains to FAR 121 domestic rules as he states. The regs for FAR 121 Supplemental and Flag operations are different and when one mixes international and domestic/flag rules, it can get quite confusing.

Most air carriers track their pilots flight and duty times by computer and as was stated, crew scheduling will not even schedule (usually) a pilot for an assignment if it can't be completed within the guidlines of the FAR's. You can't "cheat" on this one because both the company and the crewmember(s) get nailed, and it can be $xpensive !

Y'All be careful out there !

G'Day Mates