Originally Posted by
DaveyBoy
My 2p:
GASOs are not 'peacetime' rules, they're orders which always 'apply to you' (even if you quite rightly and with full consent of your supervisors choose not to follow them) -- AOC 2Gp is your AOA no matter where you're flying and in what circumstances.
I agree with Davey Boy,
Some 3 years ago during an operational 'push', our crew was authorised to go over the 130Hrs GASO limit for the period and ended up doing 148 Hrs in 26 days. This was done after the capt was asked to consult with the crew to ensure eveyone was ok with it (there was no pressure applied) and it was auth'd all the way up the chain. This restored my faith in the supervisory chain at the time as it was done in the right way and for the best of reasons.
Regards,
DA.