Originally Posted by
Global Aviator
Money aside, pure lifestyle which I have brought up.
Sunrise = 23 duty hours each way (rounded up?) = 46 return.
Am I correct in that your bid period is 6 weeks? Not that one wants to fly max hours in a year but call it 800 hours allowing for sim and the current etc.
800 / 46 = 17 trips a year or in your 6 weeks a maximum of 3 trips.
Now is each trip is 6 days, that’s 18 days duty for 6 weeks. Would that not be enough recovery time between trips? You could become a marathon runner with the time off or an alcoholic down the local, personal choice.
Yes would also have to factor in additional sims for landing currency.
What am I missing? Yes brutal time zone changes, jet lag. However work 18 days in 6 weeks?
I have probably over simplified. Now ducking for cover.
Oh would you not fight fo say it’s sunrise flying only, no other Asia trips, etc?
With respect, if you haven’t walked the walk, don’t talk the talk. its going to be 22 trips per year because there will be circa 40 hours of credit per trip. 900 hours/year. If you do midnight shifts four times a month and add in jet lag pilots will start to suffer disability level chronic fatigue as well as acute sleepiniess. And it gets worse with age.
In no medical research study that I have read (and I have read hundreds) has having more money ever been shown to be an effective treatment. For anything.