What is the maximum flight hours for a two-pilot crew in a calendar quarter?

• A. 500 hours
• B. 1000 hours
• C. 150 hours
• D. 200 hours

Answer: (A)

Flight time limitations are set to help manage fatigue, so the question focuses on how much flying a two-pilot crew can cumulatively do in a specific period. For a two-pilot crew, the maximum flight time in a calendar quarter—the three-month period used for quarterly limits—is 500 hours. This means you can’t accumulate more than 500 hours of flight time in any consecutive three-month span; once you reach that cap, you’d wait until the next quarter to add more flight time. The calendar quarter can be any three consecutive months, such as January through March or April through June.

Think of it in practice as a running total: if you fly 100 hours in one month and 450 in the next, you’d hit the 500-hour limit and would not accrue additional flight time for the remainder of that quarter. This limit is part of broader fatigue-management rules that also include duty-time and rest requirements, and it’s specifically tied to the two-pilot crew configuration.

The other options don’t fit because they don’t match the established quarterly cap for two-pilot operations. A figure like 1000 hours would exceed the allowed three-month total, while 150 or 200 hours are well under the limit and don’t reflect the regulatory maximum for a three-month period.