Originally Posted by
DiverDave
I flew the Island Hopper three times between 1997 and 2005, all HNL-KWA. (In 1997, it was a 727 and had the extra stop at Johnston Atoll.)
I recall the mechanic, but do not recall an extra set of pilots. Perhaps the rules changed in the past 10 years.
A 727 had a three-person crew so they could fly up to 12 hours in a duty period, without augmentation, while a two-person crew was limited to 8 hours.