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Originally Posted by 1900luxuryliner
(Post 630703)
I've heard a few of the old Air Midwest 1900 drivers used to time out in mid to late November, and would get a little over a month off. This is timing out at 1200!:eek:
Yep....I was one of them. Timed out at just a hair under 1200 each year for three straight years. Usually happened at the end of November. The Air Midwest Crew schedulers tried EVERYTHING to "change" the hour figures throughout the month of December since everyone was timing out. All the Junior Assignments that they rammed down my throat throughout the year came back to them as I sat in my living room each Christmas for 3 years straight. The bright side to all this crazy flying was that by the 4'th year, I had all the Turbine PIC I ever needed & made the jump to Southwest. Flew 970 hours last year at LUV with 14-16 days per month off and didn't even really pick up much. If I had not had a couple of sick calls, I would have timed out there as well. Go figure. |
Well, I haven't heard that, but it would be a welcome change. I never understood the double standard based on the size of airplane you flew. We should all be equal under part 121. That said, if such a rule passes, then those former 1200 hr guys need to get their pay rate changed to reflect the loss of 200 credit hours a year. For an average Beech captain, that would be nearly $7000 of lost income. The one positive might be that a few more jobs are created in the short term.
Of course, the 1200 hour rule had no bearing on the Colgan accident. Way to miss the point again, Mr. FAA. |
Right about the pay increase to cancel out the 200 hours of lost credit, but wrong about the FAA missing the point. Do they have to wait until something happens before changing a rule? I thought we always griped that they were "reactive" instead of "proactive." By changing the rule that means the company can't fly these guys 100 hours a month every single month. Of course the pilots might argue it will decrease their schedule efficiency though. Dunno.
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Originally Posted by Rightseat Ballast
(Post 630739)
Well, I haven't heard that, but it would be a welcome change. I never understood the double standard based on the size of airplane you flew. We should all be equal under part 121. That said, if such a rule passes, then those former 1200 hr guys need to get their pay rate changed to reflect the loss of 200 credit hours a year. For an average Beech captain, that would be nearly $7000 of lost income. The one positive might be that a few more jobs are created in the short term.
Of course, the 1200 hour rule had no bearing on the Colgan accident. Way to miss the point again, Mr. FAA. |
Originally Posted by 1900luxuryliner
(Post 630703)
I've heard a few of the old Air Midwest 1900 drivers used to time out in mid to late November, and would get a little over a month off. This is timing out at 1200!:eek:
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Personally I think the yearly max should be raised to 1400!
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Originally Posted by powrful1
(Post 631279)
Personally I think the yearly max should be raised to 1400!
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Originally Posted by FlyingPirate
(Post 630711)
although I'm not a 121 pilot. I have logged almost 800hrs since jan.
I logged 914 in 2008. |
Originally Posted by powrful1
(Post 631279)
Personally I think the yearly max should be raised to 1400!
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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
(Post 631117)
And doing 20-30 minutes legs!:eek: I would've gotten November and December off too under those conditions...cause I would've shot myself in the face sometime around October.
You guys are true warriors. I logged about 750 last year and I thought I worked too much. |
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