Hey everyone, we made it to Singapore all in one piece. Was able to Catch 3 hours of sleep on our way overhere. Yes, of course we have an augmented crew. (4 of us)
The point i was trying to make was:
No matter what all the regulators are trying to achieve by making up FTL rules, there is never a guarantee that a given pilot is actually able to catch some rest during a long flight. Regardless of whether he is 'entitled' to get some rest.
Also, a pilot on a long haul flight (like the one from rio to atl) is never able to accurately predict his future state of drowsiness during the upcoming landing.
You might feel fit when you start, but after 12 hours everything is different.
I can guarantee the non-flying public that every crew is at its most tired (by definition) at the end of the flight, during landing. Some people simply don't realize that.
Safe flying, cheers.