Originally Posted by
rbigred300
Very good info, thanks for the reply!
Since there is no crew rest area in the 76, I'm guessing you normally fly with 2 pilots? And max day must be around 12 hours or so?
Also, how about the difference in the cockpits. I would think that the 767-200s and 300s are older and not glass? Vs. the 747 are almost all updated correct? Difference in comfort / how loud in cockpit? I saw earlier in this thread that the 767 freighter sounded like a train inside.
The DHL flights out of CVG (YHM, DTW-MSP, SFO, PHX-SAN, GSO-BWI) are all 2 pilot operations (although you do get a fair number of jumpseaters).
The pax ops depend on scheduled block hours, but three man crews are common (all the oceanic stuff is 3 man crews, and when OE is in full swing 4 man crews start showing up a lot more).
The -300F's in Asia are 3 man crews.
Even the "new" -300F's in Asia have steam gauges. While every 767 we operate is at least slightly different, they all have steam gauges with a PFD and EHSI. If you are coming from a glass cockpit, you'll need to be prepared to expand your scan.
The freighters in the CVG DHL operation are by far the loudest we operate. The pax planes and the -300F's are much more bearable.