I watched 3 movies between Almaty, KZ and Paris, FR once.

It is great that everyone is different.

I loved those 50+ block minutes between SAN and OAK . . .not enough time to think or dwell on anything else but the short segment of flight you were in.

But that return leg was a buggar, unless we got to log 2+ hours of refresher rack time in the sleep room . . even then. . we usually got to shoot an approach, due to the 'Marine Layer' .

Glad there were people who liked those longer legs. . . you can only get so much nap time.

thank you
 

Thanks a bunch, JC Dude. That's enough time for DVDs, bill paying, magazines, books, and anything else you'd care to bring along!

What's the longest trip in terms of days on?

For FDX, we have 4 and 5 week schedules. In a 4 week month the long trips pay about 72-76 hours which is about 12-14 days. In a 5 week month they have had up to 16 day trips recently (about 95 hours pay). Not all international flying is this long we have some 2-10 day trips as well.

I had a 17 day interantional Airbus trip several years ago.

We have lots of 12 day trips on 4 weeks months. I personally love these trips as its a tough commute (9 hrs from NW CO to get to MEM) and I only need to do it once. We sometimes have 13 to 15 day trips on 5 week months, but unless they have deadheads on the fron, back or both, I've learned to avoid them as they get a little too long for me! I don't imagine I'll see too many of those trips soon as a junior Capt., unless I get lucky with a secondary line!

You commute out of Rangley, GJ, or Steamboat?

Live in Steamboat, usually drive to DEN, but occasionally will commute out of HDN if the stars are aligned - enough deviation bank, plentiful flights out of HDN (usually mid-december to late March, when I take most of those months off - easier to get my 70 days of skiing in! :) ). Two of the others in town do SIBA and have no trouble commuting to Europe from HDN/DEN.

Worst Trip-UPS
 

There are just too many variables to answer this one....

International vs. domestic night ops
Long vs. short
What, I've gotta work on Wednesday....?
How many legs, some like several short ones, I like one long one.
Who am I flying with?
Whens the last time I flew?

In general, the worst trips we fly are the very early morning long international flights just under 8 hours, so no IRO. The typical SDF-ANC is tough, since its a 2am report for a 3:30am depatrure on a slightly less than 7 hour flight :eek: This can be really brutal if your on reserve and you get the call at midnight...:(