Originally Posted by
flydiamond
A CDO is "last out, first back" flying. Fly the last flight out from the hub and first flight back while remaining on duty all night. You get about 5-7 hours at night at the hotel to rest but the entire day as well. You show at about 8:30pm and usually finish by about 8am, depending on the city and day of the week. Our CDO lines have about 3 of them in a row. Some guys just hang out at the crew room all day between them eliminating the need for a crash pad. 100% commutable since you'd don't need to arrive til late on first day of sequence and can leave very early on last day.
Edit: expect 12-13 days off.
Thanks for the insight.
12 hours in the crew room seems like a lot of time to kill! Do they have dedicated sleep rooms there? 3 of them in a row? Does that mean 3 overnights in a row? If you preference and get a CDO line, is that what the line is made up of the entire month? Or are there other types of trips mixed in throughout the month? How long are the usual legs on those CDO trips? And your edit...do CDO lines usually give 12-13 days off per month?
Sorry for all the newbie questions btw
