Originally Posted by Dadof6

On almost every single flight over the last 6 years I've been here, the Captain has explicitly briefed "I fly according to the standards. If you see me NOT flying according to standards, let me know and I'll fix it. And I'll do the same for you."

I know that while we can joke about "We're FedEx...we've got a waiver for that," the bottom line is every FDX pilot I know tries our level best to fly safely...all day, all night, whatever it takes. In fact, when the company makes scheduling or operational decisions that compromise OUR level of safety (Hello Fatigue?), it chaps our hide. And maybe it's "our bad" for not calling fatigued more often when it truly applies, instead of pushing through "for the team."

Oh, and having been junior here for a long time, I testify that my own way of coping with night flying is taking a "combat nap" in the afternoon. That way I'm not dragging butt when it's time to show for a flight at 0200.

Anyway, just wanted to share one freight dawg's opinion--YMMV