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10-18-2025 | 04:06 PM
#451
Roll’n Thunder
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From: Pilot
10-18-2025 | 04:11 PM
#452
On Reserve
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I go to work to work. I don’t give a rip about exploring cities and going out for dinners etc. Give me a comfortable bed in a decent hotel that isn’t a 45 minute van ride that I am forced to share with yappy FAs. I can go the the gym or go outside to get my cardio. I can DoorDash dinner if the hotel restaurant stinks. Give me a late start on day 1 and an early finish on the last day with short overnights and I’m perfectly happy.
10-18-2025 | 04:27 PM
#453
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Joined: May 2012
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“Held hostage by commuters”?? You do know that the majority (55%is memory serves) are actually commuters.
10-18-2025 | 04:36 PM
#455
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30 hour layovers are ok for me when it’s the last layover of the trip and you get a short penalty lap of that last day. I hate it when it’s the first layover and you get hit with 2 super early reports the last two days. Even worse when you’ve got a 4 leg day following the 30 hour layover so the next layover is in the 12-14 range not 16-18.
My biggest issue with 30 hr layovers is the body clock swap. It screws with me quite a bit. One of the few nice things about 717 trip construction is that you most trips are am flying or pm flying, which is a nice perk as it does wonders for fatigue/sleep. I get commuters loving the late report/early release, but it doesn't do good things for sleep. I prefer to avoid it all and just do day trips.
10-18-2025 | 04:41 PM
#456
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Sep 2015
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From: UNA
10-18-2025 | 04:41 PM
#457
Leaves Biscoff crumbs
Joined: Jan 2020
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From: Blue Juice Taste Tester
Can we just get the optimizer to spread the love a little bit more? I peruse open time in other bases and good god ATL320 flying BLOWS compared to other bases. Y'all's open time looks like my dream schedule. So many 1 and 2 leg days. I'm jealous
Respectfully,
Capt Junior McPenaltyLap
Respectfully,
Capt Junior McPenaltyLap
10-18-2025 | 04:44 PM
#458
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 5,531
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From: UNA
Can we just get the optimizer to spread the love a little bit more? I peruse open time in other bases and good god ATL320 flying BLOWS compared to other bases. Y'all's open time looks like my dream schedule. So many 1 and 2 leg days. I'm jealous
Respectfully,
Capt Junior McPenaltyLap
Respectfully,
Capt Junior McPenaltyLap
but you are absolutely right. I’m a junior CA who has not flown a penalty lap in months
a big part of DLs success is the fact ATL is 2 hours or less flight time from 70% of the US’s population. That many short flights leads to lots of penalty laps.
10-18-2025 | 04:52 PM
#459
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 12,481
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I go to work to work. I don’t give a rip about exploring cities and going out for dinners etc. Give me a comfortable bed in a decent hotel that isn’t a 45 minute van ride that I am forced to share with yappy FAs. I can go the the gym or go outside to get my cardio. I can DoorDash dinner if the hotel restaurant stinks. Give me a late start on day 1 and an early finish on the last day with short overnights and I’m perfectly happy.
10-18-2025 | 04:56 PM
#460
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Joined: Jul 2014
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From: MD88
obligatory “bidding ATL is a choice”
but you are absolutely right. I’m a junior CA who has not flown a penalty lap in months
a big part of DLs success is the fact ATL is 2 hours or less flight time from 70% of the US’s population. That many short flights leads to lots of penalty laps.
but you are absolutely right. I’m a junior CA who has not flown a penalty lap in months
a big part of DLs success is the fact ATL is 2 hours or less flight time from 70% of the US’s population. That many short flights leads to lots of penalty laps.
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