Originally Posted by
sherpster
"Half of FDX flying is daytime"
Is that true? Seems kinda high.
All I know is at my pax airline it seems like virtually no one wants the red eyes. Like NO ONE. I have been trading into them because they are super easy 1 leggers with really only the return leg being a true red eye. The leg out to the west gets in you in time to go drinking. Anyways, even with my ho hum attitude about red eyes, I am very aware of the affect if has on my body. The affect FOR ME, has gotton worse as I have gotten older. Similiar to going out all night drinking. In my 20's, not a problem, in my late 40's? I can do it but I pay for it the next day.
I have to believe back side of the clock flying reduces life span in ways that are hard to measure.
But as Motor said "Gotta die from something"
Nobody wants red eyes? Lies! What about all your senior guys who want to fly 767s and A330s to London and Paris?
Half of our flying is day... true? Very true.
We have pilots here that haven’t flown at night in a decade. There are some really heinous night time trips, and some daytime trips that almost feel criminal they are so easy. Throw in some paid airline DH’s on either end, this is a good gig.