Originally Posted by
t_cas
Longer, international sectors, particularly to the Asian ports to the north that involve back of clock returns, are not crewed by a third pilot for the sector itself. It is for operational integrity.
A simple diversion blows the duty. No longer one sector but two. So FRMS dictates crewing makeup.
I think the issue is FRMS is a bit of an unknown, and we all fear the unknown, and something we fear can get turned into a bogeyman. I would wait to see what the FRMS derived rosters will look like.