Originally Posted by
Sixth Freedom
I thought that the done thing for this flight was:
1. Spend all night partying the night before;
2. Crash onboard (the flight departs at 3.30am NYC time after all) for five or six hours sleep;
3. Wake for breakfast an hour or so out of NYC; and
4. Arrive in NYC entirely on NYC time.
Actually, that's almost a good idea. Spending all night partying the (six) nights before is something that applies to the return, but even on the outbound I'm so busy with emails, packing etc that I only get about 3-4 hours sleep and then sleep quite a lot onboard, achieving your points 2 and 4.
Given that I'd already had quite a big breakfast in the CCR, afternoon tea would have been about the right amount of food just after take-off. And a big breakfast just before landing would also have hit the right note. I wonder how the crew would have responded to the request to take the meals in the opposite order - theoretically it should be possible.
In the past, as I recall, I've definitely had a second main lunch dish prior to landing (and probably prior to afternoon tea).