- I'd rather have an 18-hour layover than a 24. 36 is best. 48 is just the same problem. I like to go to work after breakfast, not at the end of a day.
36 hours, I agree.
In an informal, unscientific survey of corporate pilots on long international flights, having crew duty days of 16 hours or longer, usually which includes at least one fuel stop, it was determined that a 36 hour rest period was the best. 48 hours is just too long for just crew rest for most of us. The same 36 hours seems to be the best period when one places a pre-positioned crew for a crew change to allow the trip to continue without delays because of crew rest requirements.
One advantage that many corporate crews enjoy is that many times when we arrive at a destination we will be there for three days or longer as the passengers conduct business. In these cases crew rest is not an issue.
Shoot, a week in Hong Kong, Singapore and many more places is very nice.