Aging and commuting
#11
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(a) No certificate holder may allow the boarding of carry-on baggage on an airplane unless each passenger's baggage has been scanned to control the size and amount carried on board in accordance with an approved carry-on baggage program in its operations specifications. In addition, no passenger may board an airplane if his/her carry-on baggage exceeds the baggage allowance prescribed in the carry-on baggage program in the certificate holder's operations specifications.
#13
Seems like you've already made up your mind on this topic and are looking for reassurance or something. Yes, if you can live in base it's better, no doubt. It'd be nice, but doesn't work for everyone. My kids moved a lot and now I'm giving them a straight run through Middle and High School in an area they love, near extended family. After that, we might very well move, or more likely will summer on a nice lake somewhere and winter in the Colorado mountains, best of both worlds. It's great to have choices!
Also, I'm not over 50 yet.
#14
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After a trip like that your gonna sleep anyway. Why not get some real sleep at crashpad/hotel and then fly home so youll be still awake to see your family? I used to use fedex to squeeze in that trip home but i was so tired i went straight to bed and slept till afternoon. I got the same results without killing myself by just staying the night in base and leaving in the morning.
Real sleep and crashpad? Oxymoron I believe.
#15
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Why 50 as a threshold? I've seen a lot of out of shape 30 somethings and very fit 60 year olds. I believe lifestyle has a lot to do with adapting to the commute. Hydration, nutrition, sleep, exercise, smoking, and yes, booze consumption.
#16
Exactly, and not just adapting to the commute, but the job in general...
#17
How is commuting through time zones different than doing a 3 or 4 day trip through time zones? I commute from Mountain to Eastern time zone. If possible I stay on Mountain in terms of dinner and sleep, but that's not always possible. I do sleep 8 hours every night, even if it means going to bed at 1900. Red eyes are the exception, but I actually think I have an advantage over guys living in the east coast on that. To me it's just staying up really late, we get done at 4:00 Mountain 6:00 Eastern.
Seems like you've already made up your mind on this topic and are looking for reassurance or something. Yes, if you can live in base it's better, no doubt. It'd be nice, but doesn't work for everyone. My kids moved a lot and now I'm giving them a straight run through Middle and High School in an area they love, near extended family. After that, we might very well move, or more likely will summer on a nice lake somewhere and winter in the Colorado mountains, best of both worlds. It's great to have choices!
Also, I'm not over 50 yet.
Seems like you've already made up your mind on this topic and are looking for reassurance or something. Yes, if you can live in base it's better, no doubt. It'd be nice, but doesn't work for everyone. My kids moved a lot and now I'm giving them a straight run through Middle and High School in an area they love, near extended family. After that, we might very well move, or more likely will summer on a nice lake somewhere and winter in the Colorado mountains, best of both worlds. It's great to have choices!
Also, I'm not over 50 yet.
#19
I have to disagree here. Your example is the exception and not the rule. Its like the youtubers with the video of a cat and dog napping on eachother peacefully. NASA and the AMA have extensive proof that 50 is a valid threshold of where the physiological breakdown for the average person begins.