oh yeah, probably in the truck....
Oh yeah, the good 'ole truck at NRT.
Been there, done that...but not before a long flight, as I've seen many crew do (strangely, the Captain was nearly always missing...getting adequate rest, I would hope...) Still having a good time at 1am, with a call six hours later, phooey to this I say.
The problem I see is the short slips...these need to be much longer (mine were usually a minimum of three days), not 24 short hours, which seems to be the norm now, with some carriers.
Give the body clock time to adjust, never a problem with the airlines that I flew for.
But no, some FD crew want max time at home, OK as it were, but not the best from a 'rest' point of view.
I repeat...longer slips is the key to adequate rest, nothwithstanding some FD crew desires.
