Originally Posted by
AerocatS2A
To each, their own. Personally I'd much rather do a four sector day with minimum turn times rather than have a five to ten minute lull each time. Get to work, bang out the sectors, go home, that's my ideal work schedule.
Absolutely, i rather do four short domestic sectors than a 5 hour out and back day. Even better if they switch to just two short domestic sectors
Re cockpit preparation; we used to do everything else, but we would leave the fuel pumps off.
Just before PF called for the Before Start checklist, they would double check the overhead panel for any white lights and put the pumps on then. And start the APU as well, if it had not been started already.
Can't remember if this was our Airline SOPs or just something we did.
Sounds sensible.