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Old 12-21-2011, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by shiznit View Post
Or a DH in or out mid-day to fly the next morning or fly the rest of a duty day.... Might make up for all the Caribbean stuff that will go away that used to DH one way and fly the other....
Why would the Caribbean stuff change? Are 8+ hour turns legal under our PWA - or is there something I'm missing here?

And by "our PWA" I mean the DL PWA - since this isn't reall a DL only thread

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Old 12-21-2011, 02:30 PM
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Anybody know how long it takes to publish in the Federal Register? When does the 24 month implementation clock start?
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Old 12-21-2011, 02:42 PM
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Anybody know how long it takes to publish in the Federal Register? When does the 24 month implementation clock start?
They stated that everyone must be in compliance by Dec 2013.
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Old 12-21-2011, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack Bauer View Post
Interesting assessment. I am curious, can you go further into your knowledge of the un-reducible 10 hours of rest? It doesn't seem very concrete other than "cannot go below 8 hours of rest time". So is the 10 hour part misleading? In theory the 8 hours (presumably at the hotel) may be better than what we have now but not as good as the 9 hours behind the door that was tossed around before. If its 8 hours rest, this still doesn't allow for unwinding/falling asleep then shower/meet in lobby the next day. So if you are like me and cannot fall asleep immediately we are now back down to around 6 to 6.5 hours of actual sleep. Whats your take?
It says 8 hours of Sleep Opportunity. If you read throughout the reasoning part of the document (tedious, I know!) they do not consider showering and getting ready for bed as sleep opportunity. The 10 hours is to allow for about 30 minutes of transportation on either end, and showering, exercising, etc.(approximately another hour which leaves 8 hours for sleep), but they put the 8 hours of sleep opportunity in there, which helps if, for example, transportation takes longer. So the way I read this is that the intent and wording do not count what it takes to shower. This is a big plus, because generally 10 hours of rest will allow for the 8 hours of sleep, but if it doesn't for some reason, then it will be have to be extended to comply with this regulation.
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Old 12-21-2011, 03:05 PM
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It says 8 hours of Sleep Opportunity. If you read throughout the reasoning part of the document (tedious, I know!) they do not consider showering and getting ready for bed as sleep opportunity. The 10 hours is to allow for about 30 minutes of transportation on either end, and showering, exercising, etc.(approximately another hour which leaves 8 hours for sleep), but they put the 8 hours of sleep opportunity in there, which helps if, for example, transportation takes longer. So the way I read this is that the intent and wording do not count what it takes to shower. This is a big plus, because generally 10 hours of rest will allow for the 8 hours of sleep, but if it doesn't for some reason, then it will be have to be extended to comply with this regulation.
OK glad to hear it may actually provide some added benefit. I get nervous when I see language used that seems unfamiliar or like it has been "carefully crafted". We've all seen it in FAR's and contracts before.... "make our best effort" for example is not worth the paper it's written on. Just like what was put in the explaination of FTDT regarding Cargo Carriers "They are free to use the same rules for added safety" (interpreted means: "but we are not requiring them which absolutely ensures that they in fact will not be using said rules so there was no point in even saying they "could" use them in the first place").
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Old 12-21-2011, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ualratt View Post
All the preceding threads regarding "commuting" are quite interesting but boy, talk about missing the target by miles. The concept of "pilot bases/domiciles" are a crock'o... An antiquated concept/culture by today's standards that many have grown up and became too comfortable with to see it's uslessness. The best way to alleviate the commuting issue is the more logical concept of being "home based". Absent that the other viable option is being provided a DH/PS flight to your base. Both of these concepts work very well today with lots of operators out there. Like with most things though, many will huff and puff because change is often too difficult for us to appreciate so the perils of commuting will continue for the unforeseeable future...
Huh? Could you explain that?
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Old 12-21-2011, 03:45 PM
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Cargo carriers were exempt from TCAS too...(at least at the beginning). You see, people don't ride on cargo planes.

In th 70's a cargo DC-8 crashed after takeoff out of SLC. News paper report (AP actually) said "There were no people on board".
What you fail to understand is this is political. Nothing more. The cargo companys spent enough money to special interest groups to get themselves excluded.
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot View Post
They stated that everyone must be in compliance by Dec 2013.
Not sure that's correct. Just did multiple searches on the final notice...only one reference to 2013 in a footnote about FRMPs. Only direct reference to effective date is on page 1:

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THE FEDERAL REGISTER].

Absent another reference, it looks like it takes two years from the Federal Register publishing date. Am I missing something?
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So any kind of "home reserve" is now considered long call reserve. And long call reserve is no longer considered duty now?
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Old 12-21-2011, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Indy View Post
Not sure that's correct. Just did multiple searches on the final notice...only one reference to 2013 in a footnote about FRMPs. Only direct reference to effective date is on page 1:

DATES:
Effective [INSERT DATE 2 YEARS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN

THE FEDERAL REGISTER].

Absent another reference, it looks like it takes two years from the Federal Register publishing date. Am I missing something?
Probably not, but that is what my Fed buddy told me. He actually said two years from today. I will ask him again.
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