Originally Posted by
Timbo
Continuous Duty Overnight
As in, sign in late, fly a 2.5hr leg to somewhere, land after midnight, have a 3 hour nap somewhere, if you're not late, then depart at 0600 for a 2.5 leg back to base.
Counts as one duty period, no break, thus the "Continuous Duty".
But would you fly it if it were a 0.5 hour flight from ATL-AGS, 6 hours behind a hotel door--never ever reducible--and the 0.5 hour flight back? Apparently that is how NWA did it for a long time and guys liked it.