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Std Deviation
Seems a lot of the A320 schedules in Jan have the typical late west coast, then a red eye with 11-12 hours rest, then cycle to a "normal" circadian day flight schedule for the last day and a return too late to commute. Anybody else noticing an uptick in these?
Also the 3 day 10 hour. Total circadian disruption. Are these common in the airline industry? I am a night owl so leaving at 11pm and landing at 3am is not an issue. It's just 'staying up late.' But then... the next night you got a 3:15am show. Now your what? An early morning owl?
What are people doing to manage these? I found forcing myself up to get to breakfast (4-5 hours sleep) gets me needing a good nap that evening before the redeye. But still...