Guided path
Duty, rest and flight time limits
The rules that decide how long you can work and how much rest you owe yourself, taken one layer at a time. This path walks from the basic definitions out to the cumulative limits and the standby rules that sit alongside them.
5 guides in order
- Regulations
Duty time, flight time and the flight duty period
The four terms at the heart of every fatigue rule, how the maximum flight duty period is built from report time and sectors, and how EASA and the FAA each handle extensions.
7 min read Read - Regulations
Flight time limitations explained
Flight time, duty, flight duty period and rest, explained plainly, with the EASA/UK CAA and FAA limits attributed to each authority. Numbers differ by authority and change, so always check the current rule.
4 min read Read - Regulations
Rest requirements and minimum rest
What counts as a rest period, how EASA and the FAA set the minimum rest before a duty, the idea of a sleep opportunity, and the weekly rest that protects against cumulative fatigue.
7 min read Read - Regulations
Cumulative duty and flying-hour limits
How the rolling 28-day, annual and weekly limits on flight time and duty actually work, why a rolling window is not a calendar month, with the EASA and FAA figures attributed.
7 min read Read - Regulations
Standby and reserve duty
What standby and reserve mean, how airport standby differs from standby at home, how the FAA handles long-call and short-call reserve, and how standby converts into duty and the flight duty period.
8 min read Read