How is FAR 117 (the new rest rules) going?
01-06-2014, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by afterburn81
I can't see any relief ever given on these new regs. It's kind of hard to justify taking back years of data driven by scientific studies on fatigue etc. 330 million people in this country and all but about 6 of them don't fly on a regular basis. You can bet your butt the media would have a field day with any motion to change the language to favor the airlines. It took how long to implement it? I can only imagine how long it would take to amend it. By then, any airline that can't hack it will be out of business anyways.
One day all pilots will wake up from living like zombies under this veil of chronic fatigue and wonder where all those years went. Such a blur when you think about it. Being subject to the lifestyle of pre 117 had to have some long term effects. Just wait for the smoke to clear. It will be nice.
One day all pilots will wake up from living like zombies under this veil of chronic fatigue and wonder where all those years went. Such a blur when you think about it. Being subject to the lifestyle of pre 117 had to have some long term effects. Just wait for the smoke to clear. It will be nice.
01-07-2014, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Singlecoil
After tonight I will have flown 35 hours in 7 days.
01-07-2014, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Not sure of your exact situation but it's very possible that you exceeded 60 hours on duty to get 35 flight hours. If so it's a FAR violation. There are a lot of aspects to the new rule however it's primarily a rest and duty based rule.
01-07-2014, 09:43 PM
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So is the FAA violating everyone who's breaking the new rules or is there an unofficial "grace period" where you can screw up, learn your lesson, and move on? Knowing the FAA...I'm kind of afraid to ask
...If it didn't take the entire required rest period for me to figure out I'm legal for my next flight...Yes, 117 is working...
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