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Old 23rd May 2006 | 05:00
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BuzzBox
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Yep, there are loads of inequities in the current FTLs. Another example: For ultra long range ops, no crew member can spend more than 8 consecutive hours at the controls without a rest break of a least one hour, and no more than a total of 10 hours at the controls. On the other hand, it's quite ok under the FTLs for the regional guys to do a 2-sector flight duty period of 12 1/4 hours through the middle of the night with only 2 pilots (ie NO rest). It might be legal, but quite frankly it's damn stupid, not to mention unfair.

I'd love to see them increase the credit hour factor for 2 crew ops with long FDPs, but I'd prefer the FTLs be amended to get rid of some of these silly inconsistencies and reduce the fatigue on these flights.
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