Originally Posted by Pineapple Guy

I'll take this one, because I happen to agree with DAL88. The big difference is I would hope (and assume) that the JFK-SVO flight crew knew they were only going to get a 2 hour nap enroute, and thus, they took a nap prior to report for duty. At least I certainly hope they did, and that is what I always did the 5 years I flew international.

But a CDO is completely different. "It's only a X:XX flight on the return leg, and I'll get Y:YY sleep. How tough can it be? I can handle it; no need to take a nap before reporting for duty."

At least, that is my honest guess of what most guys who actually bid CDO's will do. I could be wrong.