shon7
12th Oct 2002, 22:32
Was reading an article about Pilot Fatigue which mentioned that Pilots are only paid for the time the aircraft is pushed back from the gate till the arrival. My question is : how is this recorded?
Is it an internal clock within the aircraft or just gate agents logging in these times.
BlueEagle
12th Oct 2002, 23:33
On modern aircraft, fitted with ACARS, (Aircraft Communication, Addressing and Reporting System), it is possible for a whole raft of times to be recorded remotely by flight ops. That said it is common amongs most carriers to log: Push Back, (chocks-off), Commence Taxy, Airborne, Landing and Chocks- On, this is usually done manually on the written voyage report.
Regarding pay this will vary according to each carrier. A rough guide therefore would be for flight deck crew to be paid a flying hours allowance, (on top of basic pay), from one hour before scheduled departure, (check in time), until thirty minutes after chocks-on. Cabin crew usually check in earlier than flight deck and therefore their flying pay starts when they check in.
Some operators will stick to scheduled chocks-on unless a delay in arrival exceeds a given amount, say 2/3 hours whilst other carriers will pay to actual chocks-on or schedule, whichever is the greater.
Just bear in mind that all of the above is only a rough guide and varies considerably from carrier to carrier.:)
Time out and time are automatically recorded when the parking brake is released and set! These times are then sent via ACARS.
Does wonders to your "ONTIME" statistics! :)
Mutt.