new Vacancy 18-05
01-05-2018 | 10:30 AM
#51
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Exactly. And yes, ropestart. The painful thing was there would be a 747-400 taking off 2 hours later, same route with 3 pilots and they each got about a 3 hr nap
.Didn't really matter though, I got to fly and land every other leg and flew mostly with Pan Am dudes...
It really was a great time in my career that I still feel fortunate to have experienced.
01-05-2018 | 12:32 PM
#52
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That reminds me of a World Airways mishap in BWI. It occurred after a 10+ hr flt in a DC-10. An all nighter across the pond, the capt was basically in a daze on final and planted it in so hard it sent FAs to the hospital. I don’t think that aircraft flew again.
01-05-2018 | 02:25 PM
#53
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Oh my that’s brutal. That reminds me of a World Airways mishap in BWI. It occurred after a 10+ hr flt in a DC-10. An all nighter across the pond, the capt was basically in a daze on final and planted it in so hard it sent FAs to the hospital. I don’t think that aircraft flew again.
That reminds me of a World Airways mishap in BWI. It occurred after a 10+ hr flt in a DC-10. An all nighter across the pond, the capt was basically in a daze on final and planted it in so hard it sent FAs to the hospital. I don’t think that aircraft flew again.
01-05-2018 | 04:14 PM
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01-05-2018 | 06:29 PM
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Yeah, they’re landing and taking a nap around 11pm central when legacy pilots are just showering to go in to work on the west coast. 7 hours later when they overfly MEM/SDF, they’re just taking off after a 3-4 hour nap as the pax guys are hanging in their straps missing calls heading east!
Honestly, I bet legacy red eye flyers probably have more night time than freight dogs, the night hub turns are only for 8-12 nights a month.
Honestly, I bet legacy red eye flyers probably have more night time than freight dogs, the night hub turns are only for 8-12 nights a month.
01-05-2018 | 08:44 PM
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How many red eyes do you think we do per trip? I’m a west coast guy and begin every work week with a red eye (by choice) which flows into normal PM flying. That’s amounts to 4 red eyes per month, usually.
01-05-2018 | 11:19 PM
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01-08-2018 | 02:54 PM
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There's no going back now . . . Guess I should start brushing up on my French 
Interesting, looking over the last couple bids WBFO is starting to go more senior than NBCAP in some places. Honestly after a decade of night flying to far away places, I'm done. I get the allure, but honestly I think that WB stuff takes it's toll on the body.
Interesting, looking over the last couple bids WBFO is starting to go more senior than NBCAP in some places. Honestly after a decade of night flying to far away places, I'm done. I get the allure, but honestly I think that WB stuff takes it's toll on the body.
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