Gmax,
If only life were so simple.
The long night flights will probably be requested by the guys more senior to you, for the very reason you mentioned.
In reality, you should expect to do short day flights, alternating on to deep night flights and sometimes back again, minimum rest and rest periods of between 18-30 hours. The net result of all this is fatigue, constant fatigue. Don't expect more than 8-9 days off a month and rarely will you get more 2 days off in a row.
Yes, you'll be at home at some point in the 24hr period, but if you have a family you'll be like ships in the night.
In contrast, senior pilots here at FZ can often get as little as 8 duties per month and occasionally in excess of 20 days off. Unfortunately, hell would have to freeze over before you get to that stage...
