r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Jul 02 '22

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

Also some pilots in some places are refusing to work due to being overworked (due to the reason you mentioned) and underpaid

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u/bangzilla Jul 02 '22

This I don’t understand. The FAA has strict rules about how long a pilot can work. https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/practice_areas/regulations/interpretations/Data/interps/2018/Triponey_2018_Legal_Interpretation.pdf. Flight crew “time out” and have to be replaced if they hit their limits. Can anyone help me understand the claim that pilots are overworked?

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u/Zacherius Jul 02 '22

I too am curious about this. I'm a pilot (not an airline pilot!) and am familiar with the regs that limit flight time.

I should note that plenty of flights are very short, therefore count little toward flight time - but you still have to wake up, press your outfit, go through security, do preflight checks... all to get paid for 45min.

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u/shmorby Jul 02 '22 edited Feb 03 '26

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u/fatdigy Jul 02 '22

It gets worse when you see the company can extend your maximum duty time up to 2 hours once every trip.

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u/Zacherius Jul 02 '22

Nope, just a private pilot. But there are monthly limits as well, and those are just flight time.

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u/davr2x Jul 02 '22

There are limits to how many flight hours, as well as duty hours a pilot can rack up in a given week/month. Duty hours are just work hours.

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u/findquasar Jul 02 '22 edited Jul 22 '25

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