Originally Posted by
Taco280AI
How likely is it that you'll have a 6am show to start your week, then get off at 10pm at the end of it? Too early to fly the morning of, too late to catch the last flight home type of situation.
Depends on the airline, base, equipment, and seniority.
More likely you'll have either am or pm trips, ie start early and end early, or start late and end late. Some places may have commutable trips (typically four-days) which start late and end early.
Start (very) early, end (very) late was the typical footprint at my last domicile. But there was a reason for that, and I didn't mind because I had a long drive on traffic-prone freeways, and I could avoid rush-hour on both ends. Also we had a trip rig so it paid more than equivalent am or pm trips.