Re: One pilot vs two
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:00 pm
I'd rather sit right seat than be relief Pilot sitting on the jumpseat for take-off and landing and relieving the other 2 Pilots while they rest.
We split things up so we all share the duties equally.
@Colonel Sanders
3 Pilots due to the 15 hour plus duty day on this particular flight ( 12+05 block and 5307nm last night ).
4 Pilots would be used if we were doing even longer flights - the A340-500 can fly 20 hours non stop. I've never operated a 4 Pilot flight. I expect our company will be doing 4 Pilot flights with the A380 next year.
We split things up so we all share the duties equally.
@Colonel Sanders
3 Pilots due to the 15 hour plus duty day on this particular flight ( 12+05 block and 5307nm last night ).
4 Pilots would be used if we were doing even longer flights - the A340-500 can fly 20 hours non stop. I've never operated a 4 Pilot flight. I expect our company will be doing 4 Pilot flights with the A380 next year.