readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 3 Posted (1 year 4 months 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 2307 times:
A question to crew about routine pls.
When flying an overnight E to W on a 10hr+ how do you deal with the morning arrival in terms of personal space?
Do you carry on and fight the body clock and go to bed later that day or check into the company hotel and go to straight to bed?
Example, the BA55 LHR-JNB departs 17:50 arrives 0640, would you grab a few hours straight away?
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packcheer From United States of America, joined Nov 2008, 323 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (1 year 4 months 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 2300 times:
I'm not sure LHR - JNB is a good Example, that's a long North to South flight that only changes 2 time zones. It quite literally is an over night flight due to flight time, not time changes.
Generally speaking, because I am not a pilot, but just travel wise, the time zone changes are what mess me up, not so much traveling over night.
nws2002 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 781 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (1 year 4 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2284 times:
I agree with packcheer, time zone changes, along with the associated waiting for shuttles, waiting for hotel rooms, and then trying to figure out when to eat are what mess me up.
wilco737 From Greenland, joined Jun 2004, 8473 posts, RR: 78 Reply 4, posted (1 year 4 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2189 times:
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Quoting readytotaxi (Thread starter): Example, the BA55 LHR-JNB departs 17:50 arrives 0640, would you grab a few hours straight away?
Experience is King.
Oh for sure... Usually I just take a couple of hours. 3-4 max. Gives me enough energy to survive the day.
If I don't sleep I am in ZOMBIE mode. NOt knowing what I am doing and just walking through the city like a zombie
On westbound flights I try to stay awake as long as possible.
Good thing is that we have a nice break during flight where I can sleep properly and get back some energy.
safetyDemo From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 310 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (1 year 4 months 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1846 times:
I mostly do domestic trans-cons when speaking of changing timezones - but I always try and stay on my normal schedule for eating/sleeping. This typically means I get up around 5 or 6am west coast time the morning after arriving. This has the added benefit of allowing me to take a nap before a late evening red-eye departure. Then when I get back to the east coast I typically only allow myself a few hours of sleep (not past noon) so I can fall asleep again that same night at a "Regular" time.
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