averettpilot
Well-Known Member
I’m at my first airline as a DEC after 17 years of 91/135.
It appears at least here there are no protections throughout a trip or RAP for start times. I’m normally on a 1300 short call reserve schedule which means I do a lot of late flying which is fine so long as it stays consistent.
I have, however, been given assignments the start in the evening, but then eventually wind up with min rest and all of a sudden have early shows. For example, I was called off hot reserve at 20:00 and didn’t get to a hotel until 0300. This was followed by an afternoon show, and then the very next day was an 0450 van time. Within 26 hours I went from going to bed at 3am to reporting at 5am. I’ve gotten pretty efficient with operating on the sleep I get after all the years of round the clock on demand flying, but this kind of schedule has been fatiguing at times.
I’m curious if other airlines have some kind of protections in place, or their fatigue policy is proactive rather than reactive as it seems it is here?
It appears at least here there are no protections throughout a trip or RAP for start times. I’m normally on a 1300 short call reserve schedule which means I do a lot of late flying which is fine so long as it stays consistent.
I have, however, been given assignments the start in the evening, but then eventually wind up with min rest and all of a sudden have early shows. For example, I was called off hot reserve at 20:00 and didn’t get to a hotel until 0300. This was followed by an afternoon show, and then the very next day was an 0450 van time. Within 26 hours I went from going to bed at 3am to reporting at 5am. I’ve gotten pretty efficient with operating on the sleep I get after all the years of round the clock on demand flying, but this kind of schedule has been fatiguing at times.
I’m curious if other airlines have some kind of protections in place, or their fatigue policy is proactive rather than reactive as it seems it is here?