Long haul vs medium haul
#61
Are we there yet??!!
Joined APC: Apr 2006
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For me it has ranged from 16 hrs to 3+ days.
I was loving my 8-9 hrs flight and 48-72 hr layovers in PVG but it eventually came to an end.
#62
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Alot more widebody freighters move during the day than you would expect.
#63
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Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: window seat
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Who or what company are you working for?
UPS does & has increased the utilization of crews over the years, but layovers of 24 hrs aren't always the "normal". Layovers of 18, 24, 36, 48 hrs ( the longest I've had was 6 days in Germany ) are all common.
FedEx has the same type of layovers, not too sure about the pax side.
UPS does & has increased the utilization of crews over the years, but layovers of 24 hrs aren't always the "normal". Layovers of 18, 24, 36, 48 hrs ( the longest I've had was 6 days in Germany ) are all common.
FedEx has the same type of layovers, not too sure about the pax side.
It can be great flying. Everyone should try it, especially if it affords them the opportunity to see places they haven't and wouldn't otherwise. But its really hard to do for a substantial part of one's career without serious health consequences. Sleep is a third of your life and its just not physiologically possible to double flip every few days or week. You can do it for a while, but it will catch up to most people and catch up hard. I guess its like smoking or eating pounds of lard every day. Yeah we all know someone's uncle that lived to be 120 while smoking 4 packs a day blah blah blah. But for every isolated example of that there are battalions of people whose life was ended prematurely and usually in a pretty flagrant way because of it.
The good international is one of the best schedules on paper there is though. On paper. Its that pesky human physiology that's the problem. Its always there, and it always wins.
#64
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Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: 7ER Capt
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When it comes to cockpits... size matters. At 6ft tall, after 2yrs on the 737, I wanted to shoot myself... can't imagine sitting in that torture chamber for 30+ years... same with the muddy dog.
Now a domestic 757 or 320... bring it!
Now a domestic 757 or 320... bring it!
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