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Old 09-20-2008 | 09:33 AM
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I am a new hire with Mesa. This seems to be the subject of conversation on the flight attendant forums as well. Please help me understand this better as I am new but I thought it was a requirement that the crew had to have a resting period of 8 hours on a RON.?
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Old 09-20-2008 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Sky Angel
I am a new hire with Mesa. This seems to be the subject of conversation on the flight attendant forums as well. Please help me understand this better as I am new but I thought it was a requirement that the crew had to have a resting period of 8 hours on a RON.?
If the crew is released from duty, yes they are required 8 hours of rest. What is being referred to here is a continuous duty overnight. Usually when the crew will work one of the last flights in and take one of the first flights out in the morning. If it's considered one entire duty period then no rest is required. The maximum duty period is still limited to 16 hours, so basically it's all one duty period with a multi-hour break in the middle.
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Old 09-20-2008 | 09:42 AM
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I'm never able to answer these first.
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Old 09-20-2008 | 09:44 AM
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I'm never able to answer these first.
Fire away my friend. I'm sure someone can explain it better than me.
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Old 09-20-2008 | 10:16 AM
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your rest is during the day when all sane people are at work
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Old 09-20-2008 | 01:06 PM
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Thanks guys. This rinfo helps. Im getting prepared as I leave for Phoenix Oct. 6th for training. So, basically, I just need to stay out all night and sleep during the day to prepare myself! Are there any Mesa pilots on this thread? Just curious as to their experience with this situation.
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Old 09-20-2008 | 01:07 PM
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spelling correction....info not rinfo.
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Old 09-20-2008 | 01:30 PM
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Are you one of the 49 pilots that got furloughed?
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Old 09-20-2008 | 01:45 PM
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No, I am a future FA with Mesa. Leave for training in PHX Oct. 6th, but I read the threads on here all the time as aviation is my passion and I soak my brain with as much jetfuel as I can get. Im an aviation nerd! Trust me, these threads are 10 times more helpful than the Indeed FA forum for Mesa.
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Old 09-20-2008 | 02:32 PM
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but I read the threads on here all the time as aviation is my passion and I soak my brain with as much jetfuel as I can get.
That's your biggest mistake right there. Taking advice from anonymous internet know-it-alls, disgruntled furloughs and soon-to-be, hotshot pilots, and the "my regional is better than your's" types.
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