Originally Posted by
JamesBond
I still find it amazing that L1011s used to fly across the Atlantic with 3 guys. Zero rest breaks.
It's not just "used to" - I was taking an British Airways A380 from LHR to ORD a couple of years ago on vacation. I stopped by the cockpit to say hi and chatted a bit. It was a 2 man crew - no rest breaks... and none on the way back either.