Hours or Sectors - which is more significant?
I was pondering FTLs the other day and the following thought crossed my mind : There seems to be much made of monthly and yearly hourly totals WRT pilot fatigue and all the attendant implications, but, bearing in mind that it is generally accepted that take off and landing are the most critical stages of a flight, would it not make sense to also take into account the number of sectors completed? I know for a fact that for some UK regional TProp operators, 5+ sectors per day are common though the annual hourly totals accrued wouldn't come anywhere near those of our longhaul bretheren.
I am not an expert on FTLs so apologies in advance if this is a daft question or one that has recently been asked.
I look fwd to your comments. Cheers, Sid