Jet II your point if a valid one regarding the effect of overtime and fatigue. AS makes this point and he believes the fatigue argument is only made because pilots not longer get paid for it. He is to a point partially correct. Working hard or more than expected is usually rewarded by money, days off, vacation or even a better car park or a desk at the window. This type of compensation allows a worker to mentally accept the demands of more work. . How do you get the kids to eat their vegetables? You offer them ice cream, it is simple psychology really. So the loss of overtime pay does result in more fatigue related complaints because there is no incentive for the worker to manage his fatigue or see anything positive in the extra work. So you have a negative attitude to the work place, your job and your employer. On another point, the lower overtime threshold was a disincentive for the company to work you above 78 hours. The lower threshold gave you more time off as you lost trips near the end of the month to get you back under 78 if possible. It also gave the company more incentive to attract extra pilots, thus keeping your roster at more survivable limits. So no, cash doesn't directly make fatigue go away but there is a correlation, if indirectly.