Originally Posted by
ForeverFO
How about launching those trips at 0800? You arrive early evening, about 3 hours or so of time zone difference. Sleep normally. Launch for home at 0800 local. Overfly the incredible Amazon basin in daylight, and maintain a normal body clock.
That would be great. But it typical fashion, sounds good till "marketing" steps in with all their usual justifications.
But I believe that some airlines (L-CAL maybe?) have tried two departures to deep SA at offset times. But I didn't really follow how it worked out. Nor how the rotation/pairing/ID/pattern/trip worked out for the crews flying it.
I also thought that they (L-CAL) as well as DAL used to do some "RIO rocket" type SA trips. Good for pay, good for min time away from home. But the recovery would seriously blow. Especially for a junior/reserve guy that may get them consecutively.