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GOCKY 08-13-2009 10:07 AM
UPS- Polar route this weekend
 
UPS will operate a "proving run" this weekend on a polar route. Long flight, will need double crews and double the catering.

CactusCrew 08-13-2009 10:20 AM
Originally Posted by GOCKY (Post 661264)
UPS will operate a "proving run" this weekend on a polar route. Long flight, will need double crews and double the catering.

15+ plus hours with SDF catering ... :eek:

Winged Wheeler 08-13-2009 10:24 AM
Pardon my domestic ignorance. When you have a double crew on a long flight like this do you just have 4, or is there an IRO, or are there 2 IROs?

WW

jungle 08-13-2009 11:20 AM
Originally Posted by Winged Wheeler (Post 661282)
Pardon my domestic ignorance. When you have a double crew on a long flight like this do you just have 4, or is there an IRO, or are there 2 IROs?

WW
Normally anything over eight hours of scheduled flight, two man crew plus an IRO. Anything over twelve hours, two crews plus rest facilities on the aircraft. Certain airlines have negotiated their own rest/crew rules for certain flights.

JustUnderPar 08-13-2009 11:32 AM
This flight will be operated my management.....FWIW

MaydayMark 08-13-2009 11:44 AM
FedEx line crews fly polar routes routinely (have done 3 myself) ... why is it a management function at Ooooops?

jungle 08-13-2009 11:48 AM
Originally Posted by MaydayMark (Post 661380)
FedEx line crews fly polar routes routinely (have done 3 myself) ... why is it a management function at Ooooops?
Testing and certification phase, the droogs will pick it up eventually.:)

vagabond 08-13-2009 11:50 AM
Yes, but what about that catering?? :)

Precontact 08-13-2009 11:51 AM
There will be one IPA pilot onboard as well.

jungle 08-13-2009 11:53 AM
Originally Posted by vagabond (Post 661389)
Yes, but what about that catering?? :)
That is one of the test parameters-can humans survive for that length of time on SDF catering without permanent physiological damage?


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