Well.........as long as you like bunkbeds, you're in luck!!:D By the way, in this house, you do your own laundry!!!

I've been sitting at that percentage or worse for years and years. Hasn't been to bad. Can hold Xmas off for sure..................on reserve!

Denny

That's very unfair. Besides, we totally make up for any "snake oil used car salesman" perceptions by trying to grab customers in the concourse to get them to sign up for a credit card.;)

Carl

Denny,

Did your REG trip have a layover that was 24 hours or greater? If it did, then that counts as your 24/7 break. If it did not, I'm surprised they didn't assign it starting immediately after your release. As a matter of fact, you're way past due. You're required to have a 24 hour period free from duty within a 7 consecutive day period. If I'm understanding you correctly, you're on Day 10 of duty.

Also, are you going into Golden Days represented by an *? If so, you are automatically released from SC or LC at NOON local time on your last day.

As best as I can tell, from what you've told me you are off the hook as you are due your 24/7.

No the Reg. trip did not have a 24hr layover. When I got back from the trip scheduling put me on rest for 12 hours (1640 to 0440).

No, I'm not going into golden days. While on my trip I swapped my days off and ended up with a longer period on call in the begining of the month.

You are correct that I am on day 10 of either duty or being on call. I'm going to call scheduling tonight about the 24 hours.

Thanks for the reply.

Denny

Interesting. Well if you wouldn't mind sharing I'd love to hear their explanation. I'm always learning.

I had a 23:54 layover from 30 Nov. to 01 Dec. but that doesn't matter now. I'm going to wait until tonight to make sure I get most of tomorrow off!:D That is, if I'm correct.:eek: It wouldn't be the first time I've been "educated" otherwise!!:)

I'll let you know how it goes....

Denny

You should have a read of the popular science article with the voice recorder transcript. Nothing like an article written by a so called expert that actually has no clue what they are talking about. You would think they would consult someone with experience in an Airbus to help out, but that would be asking to much responsibility in journalism.


However- they had that airplane pitched up to 18 degrees at FL370. The senior FO deep stalled the crap out of that airplane and held it in it. All instruments were back to functioning normally the last 15,000 feet or so of their descent. Only when they were descending through 2000 feet at 40 degrees of AOA and below 100 knots of indicated airspeed did the captain recognize that the FO was holding full back stick the whole time. He let go and they started to recover, but it was too late and they pancaked in at almost 10,000 feet per minute.

Not a problem..........I'll just take them with me to Narita!!:cool::D

........don't forget the curtains.

Not that it matters when you're talking about numbers this big, but it was the flight path angle that was negative 40 degrees. Add an 18 degree positive pitch attitude to that, and the AOA was 58 degrees. The airframe vibration from that deep of a stall must have been absolutely terrifying for those poor passengers. Unreal. :(

Carl