Back-to-back crossings with no rest

[Pancho747]

Just curious, has anyone ever done 2 consecutive Atlantic crossings without a rest break? I did a trip in February which started at JFK and went to GOT, Sweden and then to ORD. We had 4 crewmembers and the total block came in at 16.5 hours. Tiring trip, but efficient in terms of making money. Seems like back in my commuter days it used to take 4 days to get 16 hours of flight time.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

Ny-Goten-Chicago only 16.5hrs block??

dammmmm....thats fast!!!!!

 

[BusterHymen]

Ny-Goten-Chicago only 16.5hrs block??

dammmmm....thats fast!!!!!

Only on a 747 ................... The Ultimate High Speed Freighter!

 

[CSY Mon]

Well, I did 3.


Jumpseated on the airplane from JFK to CDG, operated back to JFK, then jumpseated over again. (Actually the jumpseat was the first class seat in the back, 747 upper deck, not too shabby.)

By choice it was, to get more days off, but a bit rough on the system and the body-clock.

Would not do it again.
Have also done the 16 hour flights, operating the whole way...

I know: No more than 12 hours stick time in 24, but when the Haj were running hot and heavy, we flew from Jeddah to Dakar (Senegal) with a bunch of pax under part 121..Flew back empty under part 91....Legal with only one crew, but not any more, those days are over for this Boeing Cowboy.

It was good for the bank account however, one could make $18K in a month back then and still have some days off.

It is a young mans game....The CSY Man is getting old...

 

[Gulfstream 200]

Only on a 747 ................... The Ultimate High Speed Freighter!

I was guessing NY-GOT -- 6.5
Got-Chicago -- 8.5

15 in flying - 1.5 for all your turns???, showtime, etc...

daaaamm..

 

[CSY Mon]

I was guessing NY-GOT -- 6.5
Got-Chicago -- 8.5

15 in flying - 1.5 for all your turns???, showtime, etc...

daaaamm..

Guess he was talking flight, not duty time.

 

[Pancho747]

It was something like 6.5 from JFK-GOT and about 9.5 from GOT-ORD. With taxi time, engine start-up, etc., it was like 16.5 hours of paytime. With showtime at JFK and ground time at GOT the duty day was like 20+ hours. We can be scheduled for 22 hours with 4 crewmembers. We generally operate the 400 at around .85 - seems like that's about the most efficient speed - although the airplane can easily go .87 or .88 - obviously with a lot a fuel burn

Another time, I operated ANC-NRT. Then stayed on the airplane as a jumpseater to get home. The aircraft was flying NRT (Tokyo), ICN (Seoul), back to Anchorage and then on to Chicago. I did this because it got me home a day earlier. I think I was on the airplane for over 30 hours. Long day but it sure beats laying over in Narita.