Morbid curiosity. Upgrade times?

Crockrocket94 said:
Maybe, or maybe they flew for Silver out of FLL to Grand something and back 4 times a day...

its not a one size fits all thing, im just saying, the lower the time the less experience, it all comes down to pointing and saying "hey, maybe there is a higher risk factor there" Will it work out, most likely.


And Jtrain- its not like I just joined the pilots club last week.
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I get it, and you've got a ton of experience. You just were exposed to a different set of threats before you got to where you are.
 
BobDDuck said:
And figuring out the rest break times.
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‎Rest Break Optimizer

‎Crew Rest Optimizer is a comprehensive application to calculate pilot rest breaks and help crews optimize break and work schedules. • Multi break patterns and options are available with just one tap. • Only four entries are needed to generate a break schedule. • Changes to any input...
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bLizZuE said:
apps.apple.com

‎Rest Break Optimizer

‎Crew Rest Optimizer is a comprehensive application to calculate pilot rest breaks and help crews optimize break and work schedules. • Multi break patterns and options are available with just one tap. • Only four entries are needed to generate a break schedule. • Changes to any input...
apps.apple.com apps.apple.com
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I use ZZTrop (which I assume is "sleeping in the tropopause"). Mostly works well.
 
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Crockrocket94 said:
Does help having lots of engines. I remember a number of years back one of our Falcon 2000 LX was coming back at night from I think Hawaii, had an oil pressure issue right at the ETP. Decided to shut the engine down as it was about to stop running, drifted down and had to relay it all through other aircraft. (pre CPDLC stuff) . Talking with one of the pilots a few weeks later he said he still couldn't find the seat cushion that was sucked up his hole. He said it was a bit nerve wracking. Apparently owners wife slept through the entire thing and never knew anything happened haha.
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One say I was deadheading on a company 747-8 from Narita to Shanghai. Only a 90 min flight, but I was tired so I passed out in the bunk after takeoff.

Woke up on descent surprised at how rested I felt. I felt like I got way more than 90 mins of sleep. Anyway, I scooted up to the supernumerary seats and buckled in. Looking out the window I noticed a big long bridge. I go into Shanghai a lot, you think I’d have noticed that before. Oh well, the Chinese build stuff quickly. Kept looking out the window and I noticed mountains. It was about then that I became very concerned. Shanghai is a lot of things, but mountainous it is not.

We touched down and I saw the Hong Kong cargo terminal go by. Now I realized why I felt so rested, I got another two hours more sleep than planned. I do sleep pretty deeply, so I thought maybe I slept through the ground time in PVG and nobody checked on me.

After parking I went up front and thankfully it was the same two dudes. The captain said “you look like you have questions.” Turns out they had to shut an engine down after level off from NRT. We always tanker fuel i to China, so the company asked them to divert to HKG because they had spare engines there. The crew “thought it would be funny not to tell me.” In hindsight it was, but there was a good 10 minutes there where I was questioning my sanity.
 
BobDDuck said:
I use ZZTrop (which I assume is "sleeping in the tropopause"). Mostly works well.
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I suck at math, but I just take the enroute time minus 90 min (time to TOC and then 1 hour prior), divide that by the crew, and start the first break 90 min in. My cross check is that the last Break should be 1 hour prior to our ETA
 
Screaming_Emu said:
I suck at math, but I just take the enroute time minus 90 min (time to TOC and then 1 hour prior), divide that by the crew, and start the first break 90 min in. My cross check is that the last Break should be 1 hour prior to our ETA
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Seriously. I am terribad at math. Use the app I linked. It is ridiculously easy. Provides lots of great info too. Like showing the times in both local departure time and Zulu.
 
Crockrocket94 said:
Nerd.

Also regional, charter, CFI etc, other airline I don't care, I still think people flying around as Captain without much experience in the airframe is dumb. I know it happens...
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Nerd?

If you're gonna call out regional pilots for not having flown KIAD to "EGGL" then make sure you get it right.
 
Crockrocket94 said:
I didn't call out anyone. Get off the butthurt train.
I literally said they are not flying Dulles to freaking England. How is that "Calling out"?
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I don’t care what a charter pilot thinks, so no worries. ;)

A guy wrote:

“Regional pilots are out there in the same weather as mainline pilots, flying 4-5 legs per day, with aircraft that aren't as capable, with maintenance controllers who are less knowledgeable, and dispatchers who are less experienced. They have less support, are pushed harder, and are expected to do more with less.”

And your answer was this regional guy hasn’t flown Dulles to (meant) Heathrow. As if that is harder or more difficult flying?

I flew the CRJ across the Midwest and Northeast in avg 5 legs day. Flown the Bus 320, B737, and it doesn’t even come close. The job at the regional was much more challenging, much more difficult. Life is easy now. Granted I haven’t flown to Europe, my ETOPs experience is Alaska/west coast to Hawaii. Still an easy breeze compared to 5 leg days of deicing in crap Midwest weather.

I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make, other than people shouldn’t be Captains at two years longevity. If that’s your only point, I agree with you.
 
You guys are cute talkin about how tough your days in the CRJ were..

With your autopilot, FMS, glass, coffee maker, cockpit door, and lav... [emoji38]


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