Quite astonishing ! It overrules any CASA Regs, Legitimate exemptions granted to employers, and FRMSs ... No-one wins !
Two reasons that it isn't a win for pilots trying to get on with their careers:
(1) It'll cut across the plans of motivated young pilots building flying hours, because it further cuts back the time they can actually be in the air; and
(2) It makes hiring casual staff more attractive to an employer than hiring full-timers !
It ignores the reality of flying an aircraft in the GAFA, rather than a desk in Canberra. So now we're all meant to have an hour a day off for lunch, even if there's no lunch within 200 miles and there's good flying to be done. Bah humbug !!
Last edited by Unhinged; 10th Jun 2010 at 11:09.
Reason: Clarity - Fingers typing faster than brain :-)