I can understand your point Sperkney; flying 5 days a week sounds pretty tame as its the same as what most (none flying) people do. Unstable rosters can mess you up more than you would believe though. A mixture of day flying and flying in the middle of the night is worst as your body doesn't know if its coming or going. Irregular sleep patterns are a killer. Once upon a time I worked shifts, fetching and carrying in a factory but always felt fine in my leisure time. This was because I was able to take regular rest. Now I work half the hours of the average bloke but am knackered all the time
With the bigger aircraft comes better operators and with better operators, the rosters are more stable. I'm sure there are exceptions though.
Last edited by Fair_Weather_Flyer; 11th Jun 2006 at 22:32.