NPRM shafts commuters
#21
Wrong my friend, A few thousand hours in Jetstream31s. Ever heard of one of those? By the third year of my commuter life (stuck as a co-pilot as the hiring dried up just after my class) I was making about $17,000/year, so don't give me any of your guff. I wish you well.
#22
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how do you define commuting? Obviously a 2 hour flight to base is but what about the hour drive to the airport? What about the people that drive 3-4 hours to a base since there are no direct flights to the base from their home? Also what about show times that occur during the WOCL (0200-0600)? They cant force everyone to live with in 10 minutes of their base. If they did that all the PHL based airways guys would be shot. You cant force people to live in base, if they did most people would tell the company (and the faa) to take this job and shove it
The FAA defines “local area” to mean any location no more than 2 hours transportation, regardless of the mode, to the physical location of the crewmember’s domicile or the location where the flight duty period starts. Travel from outside the local area is commuting. It must be understood that the 2-hour limit encompasses the entire length of the journey. In essence, the 2-hour limit starts from the time the crewmember leaves their home and terminates when they arrive at the physical location of their domicile or the location where their flight duty periods begins.
If the crewmember starts their commute into their domicile after 0559, and their flight duty period starts at any time within a 7-hour window, the crewmember will not be required to have rest prior to their assigned flight duty period. However, if the crewmember’s assigned flight duty period starts more than 7 hours after 0600, the crewmember must receive required rest in accordance with § 117.25 before their flight duty period. In the case of a flightcrew member commuting during the night through their window of circadian low, that crewmember must also receive a required rest period in accordance with § 117.25 before starting their assigned flight duty period.
Wrong my friend, A few thousand hours in Jetstream31s. Ever heard of one of those? By the third year of my commuter life (stuck as a co-pilot as the hiring dried up just after my class) I was making about $17,000/year, so don't give me any of your guff. I wish you well.
Last edited by Nevets; 10-15-2010 at 03:54 PM.
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