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forgot to bid , 08-14-2019 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoop

Well by layovers he means a 38 minute turn in ATL going from T-2 to F-10 with in the middle of a 5 leg day..

Cue the Four Yorkshiremen sketch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEIApUNVBKg

You fly out of a terminal?

#12

theUpsideDown , 08-14-2019 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

You fly out of a terminal?

#13

Gunfighter , 08-14-2019 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Buck Rogers

If you are a 717A...I hear there is a bid coming out in Sept.....use some of that seniority and bid QOL....I know WB FO is pretty relaxing

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Originally Posted by Abouttime2fish

I like the way you think! Some sr 88A’s should do the same!

Let's not oversell it guys. Every flight is a redeye, you rarely get to fly the plane, half of the nights away from home are locked inside of an aluminum tube vs a hotel room and even an airport layover hotel provides better rest than the crew bunk.

BWYW WWYB

#14

GliderCFI , 08-14-2019 04:15 PM

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Ha granted DTW ain't the same as ATL. Atl 717 is doing trips I would have called a nightmare on a 50 seat RJ. I have yet to see 5 legs in DTW. This summer is does seem we're extra thin though.

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Big E 757 , 08-14-2019 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tennisguru

All the T-tail drivers are shedding a tear for the suffering of the 320 crews. Saw this nugget in the crew resources update for the September bid period:

"We limited 320 FDPs to no more than 3 legs per day in most cases."

“No more than 3 legs a day! I’m feeling fatigued just reading that sentence!

#16

gloopy , 08-15-2019 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Big E 757

“No more than 3 legs a day! I’m feeling fatigued just reading that sentence!

In most cases...

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Big E 757 , 08-15-2019 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by gloopy

In most cases...

When the first two legs are MSP-LAS-MSP, it would be hard to fit a 4th leg in. It’s usually MSP-GRR or MKE to layover. The first and/or last day of a 4 day is usually brutal out of MSP on the airbus.

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gloopy , 08-15-2019 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Big E 757

Especially on the wobbly manual seats that only go a third of the way up your back. At least there's no brake fans on those though.

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clear4approach , 08-15-2019 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by gloopy

Especially on the wobbly manual seats that only go a third of the way up your back. At least there's no brake fans on those though.

Sorry, what? You’ll have to speak up, the air is WAY too loud on this old 320.

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forgot to bid , 08-15-2019 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gloopy

Especially on the wobbly manual seats that only go a third of the way up your back. At least there's no brake fans on those though.

You have seats?