The AIPA explanatory document is a load of rubbish based on fixed stick hours. Why did they choose this way to present the data?
Any pilot knows that a SYD PER return is an easier day out for the same duty hours as a double SYD MEL return 4 sector day. The former has 50% more stick hours than the latter for the same
duty period - yet the higher stick day is more popular.
So why has AIPA used this methodology in the document? To try to make the deal look as bad as possible?