Originally Posted by DEFCON4
The time spent at home is,on average 18 days in 56.Two more days in the same period as a 9 to 5 employee.
How can the average be 18 days when the MINIMUM is 18 days?
Using your example for a typical 4 day LAX:
Originally Posted by DEFCON4
Slip time in foreign ports is now minimal.
4 Day LAX Patterns.
Leave SYD Friday morning...13 hour flight time
Arrive LAX 0630 Local time..awake all night
Go to bed..wake up, eat and then try to get some more sleep
Leave Saturday Night....14 hour flight time.
Arrive Sydney 0630 Monday morning.
Sleep,look after the kids,say hello to your partner and start getting ready to do it again.
For many crew this is their life.
If this is the only trip you do then you will work just over 24 days in 56, last time I checked that was 32 days off.
You made it sound like you had no time in LAX but I think in excess of 36 hours is plenty of time to recover.
Let's not let the truth get in the way of a good winge.