Don't forget after flying boxes on the backside of the clock most of your career you get to keel over when you retire. Can't take all that extra money with you.

Flying at FedEx isn’t anything like corrosion corner in MIA. I met a one year guy at FedEx and he flew less red eye than we do at spirit.

That’s a common misconception. I’ll have to say that I’ve been pleasantly surprised how easy it is to avoid the night flying. Last year (yr 2 on property) I flew 349 (Night) and 331 (Daytime) Block hours. My typical pairing is one leg, 24-36 hour layover and then one leg home.

Typical opinion of someone who isn't actually familiar with our operation or the opportunities here. Yes, we fly a lot at night. But also during the day. In fact, I don't think you can fly a widebody, and have a completely domestic daytime schedule, except at FedEx (maybe a handful of super senior guys at the pax legacies?).


Jeez, you're working way too much for FedEx! I don't think I've heard of anyone actually blocking nearly that much here. I blocked 270 for all of last year (no reserve).

Sorry for thread drift. Back to original programming...

Looks like a lot of night to me. https://youtu.be/JZ41PAFe1Bw
Some daytime in there when the sun comes up.

Do the same video in Vegas and FLL from 2200-0000.

LAS NK: lost my day currency several times...

Airbus/737 captain at AA is 5 years in LGA, PHL, DCA and LAX. MIA is around 6.

Pretty sure United is 3-4 years as well.

How/ why are you blocking so much? In 6.5 years I’ve blocked roughly 1950 hours. WTH man...

Sorry for the thread drift y’all. I’ll give this one response and then let’s get back on topic.

Simply put......I Hustle.

I’m making at Year 2/3 what you’ve indicated you made at years 6/7. To each his own. We’ve all got our reasons for flying the schedules we prefer.

It’s a beautiful thing that we’re both allowed the schedule freedom and flexibility to either fly as little as possible or as much as we’d like to.