Curtain rod,
Like many people you incorrectly apply the concept of flying hours.
It is about RESPONSIBILITY, not actual time in the seat! Whoever has responsibility logs the hours. It doesn't matter if you are fast asleep at the time; if you are responsible, you are the commander. Whilst you are asleep, you are in charge, therefore you are responsible. That's why we get paid the money. Not to fly from A to B but to be responsible for flying from A to B.
The managers have denigrated us to a point where most pilots feel their job is to fly from A to B. They are WRONG!!! We are there to be responsible!
mol does not get paid for running Ryanair. Timmy Clark does not get paid to run EK. They are paid for bearing the responsibility of running said Airlines. We are the same.
It is time we realised what we are here for and why we are being paid. Until then, we are slaves to the system.