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Old 04-19-2007, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Liftr View Post
I did a little quick ciphering on that trip.

Assume 17 hours of block each way. 17x2=34 (public math)

To fit the MEM sort times... Launch at 0900Z..fly,sleep,eat, for 17 hours. Land at 0200Z.

Layover for 34 hours...Launch at 1200Z...fly,sleep,eat for 17 hours and arrive back at the planet 0500Z.

34 hours of pay for 68 hours TAFB. = Time for a new hobby!

Which also means that 3 of those trips/month would pay 102 hrs for only 9 days work ... Sign me up, I bet it goes VERY SENIOR!



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