AN ATX DIRECTOR OF OPS RESIGNED DUE TO COMPANY MGMNT SCHEDULE PRESSURE.

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'TIRED OF FLYING TIRED.' RESIGNATION AS DIRECTOR OF OPS DUE TO UNSAFE OPERATING PRACTICES OF AIR TAX OPERATOR. AS DIRECTOR OF OPS DID NOT RETAIN AUTH TO MAKE CHANGES OF OPERATING PRACTICES. ULTIMATE AUTH RESTS WITH STOCKHOLDERS; PRESIDENT; AND CHIEF PLT OF WHOM I RPTED TO. BOTTOM LINE ALWAYS OVER SAFETY. WAS NOT ABLE TO HIRE OR FIRE PLTS. STRICTLY LIAISON BTWN PLT GROUP AND MGMNT; AND MGMNT AND THE FAA. TO MY KNOWLEDGE; AIR TAXI OPERATOR WAS NOT ILLEGAL IN ITS OP ACCORDING TO FAR 135 REGS. UNSAFE PRACTICES EXAMPLE: CURRENCY -- PLTS ARE CHKED OUT IN 1 MODEL CITATION; 2 MODELS LEAR JET; 4 MODELS KING AIRS -- PIC. SIC ARE ALSO CHKED OUT IN ADDITION TO ABOVE IN CONQUEST AND CESSNA 414. SCHEDULING DOES NOT REFLECT MAINTAINING CURRENCY IN ACFT. 25+ PLT GROUP. FATIGUE -- ALL 14 HR DAYS; 5-6 DAYS PER WEEK; STANDBY ON WKENDS AND DAYS OFF REQUIRED. AVERAGE AMOUNT OF SLEEP PER NIGHT IS 5 HRS. APPROX 8 HRS AT HOME; 16 HRS AWAY FROM HOME. CRISIS MGMNT ONLY -- NOTHING PROACTIVE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT NOW WORKING FOR THE FAA AS AN OPS INSPECTOR. BELIEVES THAT IT IS NOW INAPPROPRIATE TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT THE CHARTER COMPANY THAT JUST RESIGNED FROM RESULTING IN THIS RPT.