Originally Posted by
hungarianbusdriver
Hey guys
Im not a BA or LH pilot either, so I dont really have an actual insight, but reading through this thread I find many people complaining about the fatigue etc with junior triple rosters for example.
(They have every right to do so, though. Its still only my curiousity thats writing this. + I might want to join at a later stage since my countries flag carrier is non-existant anymore
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So basically my question is 5.5 legs a month that bad? I mean basically they are 6-8 hour long sectors with two pilots if Im correct. You get a layover after that, then back to base and two/three days off. So the actual working days would be 10-15.
With a LCC even if you are fixed 5/4 you will be doing 4 sector really long 10-12+ hour days. I mean, 1-2 am finish 7pm report time the same day.
Even with taking jet lag and other factors into account, I still think it is much easier than any other flying job.
But I want to see from someone who actually does it.
It is worth pointing out that this is MY opinion therefore yours does not have to match. I have never ever done it, so I dont have an actual insight as I said. Thats why I am asking this, so please dont take this offensively, because it is not at all.
Clear skies to everyone!
Ex BA, Ex Longhaul (747 and 777) comment follows:
Just to be clear I assume your “ 5.5 “legs” is 11 sectors….
Typically if that’s a roster heavy in eastern seaboard work that’s:
a day shift westbound, night off,
late PM local report for an overnight eastbound…
two days at base then:
another day shift out of base, night off,
overnight eastbound back….
and keep rinsing and repeating…
I agree it maybe doesn’t look like that many days work on the calendar, but the swinging from day shift- night shift -day shift- night etc very very quickly gets very very very tiring….so no it’s certainly not easy.
Hope that helps with the insight.