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 behind every fatigue rule, how the maximum flight duty period is built from report time and sectors, and how EASA and the FAA differ.
10 min read Read - Regulations
Flight time limitations explained
Flight time, duty, flight duty period and rest explained, with the EASA/UK CAA and FAA limits attributed. Numbers differ, so check the current rule.
5 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 duty, the sleep opportunity, and the weekly rest that limits fatigue.
9 min read Read - Regulations
Cumulative duty and flying-hour limits
How the rolling 28-day, annual and weekly limits on flight time and duty work, why a rolling window is not a calendar month, with EASA and FAA figures.
9 min read Read - Regulations
Standby and reserve duty
What standby and reserve mean, how EASA airport standby differs from home standby, the FAA's three types of reserve, and how standby cuts into the maximum FDP.
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