Originally Posted by
thetimesreader84
those on Long Haul who love it, spend 1 week - 10 days away from home each month, ?
1 week away from home a month, ha where did you read that? I'll try and be factual as my roster has been.
Min trip length generally 3 days. On my fleet usually 3-4 day trips. Usually 5 ish, sometimes almost 6 trips on a busy month without leave depending on stacks of variables. Arriving back home before lunch on day 3 isn't a really free day, certainly doesn't feel like it (unless your superman) as you normally have to hit the hay to make it through to the eve.
Best bet is to live near so you don't have to travel in night before on a morning report. But near to T5 in London terms is living in T3
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On leave free months, seems to work average out in region of 11-14 days off a month/ usefully at home (presuming you don't travel to near lhr night before work). Those days off are split into little bits between trips.