duty vs. flying on airbus and boeing in ek
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duty vs. flying on airbus and boeing in ek
gents,
just out of curiosity and since our networks are so different.
i fly airbus in ek and looking at my last 6 months and not counting leave or reserve i get an average of about 140 hours duty time for 89-91 hours of flying.
how many duty hours do you guys on the boeing work for the same amount of flying?
cheers,
tz
just out of curiosity and since our networks are so different.
i fly airbus in ek and looking at my last 6 months and not counting leave or reserve i get an average of about 140 hours duty time for 89-91 hours of flying.
how many duty hours do you guys on the boeing work for the same amount of flying?
cheers,
tz
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91 block versus 115 duty for September.
But I bid to avoid turnarounds, so therefore probably less time actually at home in DXB.
Also I suppose I spend more time 'well out of time zone' which can make things seem a little more tiring.
Have to say I'm happier on this fleet than I would be on the HAL 9000 fleet
, but that's just me.
91 block versus 115 duty for September.
But I bid to avoid turnarounds, so therefore probably less time actually at home in DXB.
Also I suppose I spend more time 'well out of time zone' which can make things seem a little more tiring.
Have to say I'm happier on this fleet than I would be on the HAL 9000 fleet
, but that's just me.
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And it's just going to get worse for those Airbus guys doing the new double sectors DOH/DOH and DOH/KWI. That's going to be about 12 1/2 hours duty or more for bugger all flying pay.
Someone said to me the other day..."but we used to do that a while ago". Yes we did, but we were also doing 70-80hrs back in those days. Now when you're already doing 90+ hours, and you get lumbered with a couple of these double sectors in the same month...it adds up to a shyte load of duty time.
Some people are getting up towards the same hours as an office worker..but with the disrupted sleeping patterns from numerous variation night sectors and East/West time zone changes.
..Only a matter of time.
Someone said to me the other day..."but we used to do that a while ago". Yes we did, but we were also doing 70-80hrs back in those days. Now when you're already doing 90+ hours, and you get lumbered with a couple of these double sectors in the same month...it adds up to a shyte load of duty time.
Some people are getting up towards the same hours as an office worker..but with the disrupted sleeping patterns from numerous variation night sectors and East/West time zone changes.
..Only a matter of time.
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...so true...
4 sector days are fine on low cost or short haul narrowbody a/c - you report exactly 1 hour before your flight and then do 4 sectors with 20 minutes on the ground in between... and you son't get sacked when you make a mistake through being tired.
Here you arrive at HQ almost 2 hours before (only 1 hour credit) and your time on the ground between sectors will be about 1h 45 (longer if it's in Saudi). It makes for a very long day, especially if you've only had 12 hours rest beforehand.
Not sure this idea will last, especially if it's planned up to max FDP - how often do you end up pushing late out of DXB at peak times and compound the delay at an outstation with poor handling?
4 sector days are fine on low cost or short haul narrowbody a/c - you report exactly 1 hour before your flight and then do 4 sectors with 20 minutes on the ground in between... and you son't get sacked when you make a mistake through being tired.
Here you arrive at HQ almost 2 hours before (only 1 hour credit) and your time on the ground between sectors will be about 1h 45 (longer if it's in Saudi). It makes for a very long day, especially if you've only had 12 hours rest beforehand.
Not sure this idea will last, especially if it's planned up to max FDP - how often do you end up pushing late out of DXB at peak times and compound the delay at an outstation with poor handling?
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Don't think duty hours work in comparing rosters. Flying hours and days off seem to be a better comparison.AB 90 hrs 8 days off 777 90 hrs 12 days off. I enjoy some of the turn arounds, gives me more time with family and less time away so my duty hours might look high but home more
