What fleets will have that by then...especially if we keep pushing for more pay/day? When I first got on the 73N we had tons of 4-days with 1 leg days. Or 1-2 leg days with long Caribbean layovers. By the time I left, those one leg days turned into a BWI turn before going to the west coast...or being rerouted out of my cush 24 hours PVR to a 13 hours FSD.

You'll either want to go right back to domestic or you'll never want to leave. Honestly when I first got here, I was ready to go back to domestic because I couldn't figured out sleep on 6-day trips. I still don't care for them but at least I have figured out my sleep. Now I either bid less than 6-day reserve blocks to avoid 6-days or drop my entire schedule and pick up 3-day trips. One over and back is super easy and a few allow you to keep yourself on east coast time. I'd also much prefer the 3-man 1030pm departure DTW-AMS than any redeye I've ever flown.

WRT to sleep, I never set an alarm which usually means 4-6 hours of sleep for me. Wake up, grab a quick workout and I feel great. Many layovers (especially in he summer), we find ourselves sitting on a restaurant patio for hours after dinner just BSing and taking in the sites. To me, this much more relaxing than the rush to the hotel, scarf down food (if you can find any), then jump into bed for the wakeup in 8-12 hours. Even worse were the early departures for a transcon to the west coast, day layover, then redeye back east, sit, then DH home. Or the redeye, day layover then go back west. These types of trips were infinitely more fatiguing than anything I've ever done on the WB.

I can sit short call from home and find myself MUCH more rested than when I sat reserve on the 73N. Well kinda, I find myself tired from getting all those projects done around the house or having fun with my hobbies . Plus there is something to the stability of trips. For example, on a 4-day block of reserve, I know that if I haven't been assigned a trip by the time I wake up on day 2, my chances of getting a trip drop to almost zero. If it's anything it will be a fly out/dh home repo or at worst a domestic overnight...both extremely rare. To be honest, many times I have a good idea if I'll be used before the reserve block even starts. When I bid a line, I can work 9 days/month and make the same as a normal line on the 73N. If I'm lucky the 9 days will get me what would take 90-95 hours to get on a 73N. It's not for everyone, but I find that working 3-7 days less a month (with a line) is much better WRT rest, even if it involves disrupting my circadian rhythm, which often happened in the 73N anyway.