Originally Posted by
phkc070408
My father was a CO pilot. Back when he was on the MD-80, he got this trip a few times that he hated. The times are. not exact, but it went something like this
Day 1: EWR 1600 - DTW 1830. 12 hour rest period
Day 2: DTW 0700 - ACY 0930. 12 hour rest period. ACY 2300 - DTW 0130. 5 hour rest period
Day 3: DTW 0700 - ACY 0930. 12 hour rest period. ACY 2300 - DTW 0130. 4 hour rest period
Day 4: DTW 0600 - EWR 0830
IIRC the DTW - ACY flights were either charters or something special. Keep in mind this was either in the late 80s or early 90s, when ACY was worth taking a flight to see.
No wonder there were a couple CO chapter 11s in the 80s and 90s! That’s sin terribly inefficient crew scheduling
Last edited by fastair; Dec 26, 2018 at 11:02 pm