Time between RT long hauls
Jun 7, 2010 | 3:06 pm
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Time between RT long hauls
I've got 1 week home in between two RT flight from the east coast to asia and I'm beginning to dread coming back home for a week, heading back out, and what my body is going to feel like (yes, in coach). Staying an extra week is asia is not possibly because of work schedule. What are your minimum rest periods between long trips?
Jun 7, 2010 | 3:28 pm
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About a week. You can make things a little easier on yourself by flying nothing but westbound, making your trips two RTWs. It's the twelve-time-zone eastbound flights that do me in.
Jun 7, 2010 | 3:43 pm
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Not me. I boarded UA 870 SYD-SFO at 2pm local time yesterday. Had the "food" and then slept for 8 hours, waking up at around 8am SFO time after a rather decent amount of sleep. I was basically back on NYC time when I landed in JFK. Headed to SYD, on the other hand, was a bit rougher because of the wake-up time from the flight.
Would I do it again next weekend? Maybe.
Would I do it again next weekend? Maybe.
Jun 7, 2010 | 3:50 pm
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Funny. I did HKG-LAX-IAD a few times, and each time I landed feeling great, then exactly 24 hours later went down like a sack of onions. But long westbounds don't set me back at all. I guess these two data points don't help the OP much. 
Jun 8, 2010 | 8:54 am
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I fly to Asia 2 or 3 times a year from DC and have yet to find an ideal way of dealing with jet lag except for popping an Ambien when I need to get to sleep, especially for the first week in Asia. I've often read that the rule of thumb is one day of adjustment for each time zone, but I seem to adjust more quickly coming home, probably because I'm sleeping in my own bed and have more control over my schedule. With only one week between trips, you may have an easier time adjusting to the time difference on your second trip to Asia. While home you may want to follow a schedule as near to your Asian one as possible.
