Worst trips at UPS or FedEx?
08-03-2006, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by flappy
I love long trips. Great to play Rummy and get rested for the layover.
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.
08-03-2006, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by dojetdriver
What's the longest trip in terms of days on?
08-04-2006, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by dojetdriver
What's the longest trip in terms of days on?
08-04-2006, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MD11Fr8Dog
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?
08-04-2006, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by dojetdriver
You commute out of Rangley, GJ, or Steamboat?
). Two of the others in town do SIBA and have no trouble commuting to Europe from HDN/DEN.
08-04-2006, 02:09 PM
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Worst Trip-UPS
Originally Posted by Flea Bite
If one were a new hire at each, what would be considered the crappiest line?
I'm trying to gauge how hard life would be before getting those sweet lines where you hardly work. Like my neighbors who are always home while I'm flying my tail off.
Thanks a lot fella's.
Future Freight Dog, a.k.a. "Flea"
I'm trying to gauge how hard life would be before getting those sweet lines where you hardly work. Like my neighbors who are always home while I'm flying my tail off.
Thanks a lot fella's.
Future Freight Dog, a.k.a. "Flea"
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
This can be really brutal if your on reserve and you get the call at midnight...
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