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Controllers like schedules that give them a long weekend. 2-2-1 it's called; 2 nights, 2 days and a mid. You get off at 0600 on Friday (or whatever day of the week) and don't have to be back until 1430 on Monday. Attempts to fix this by some in FAA management have met with resistance by you know who. The real fix would be all nights, all days, or all mids. But that runs into issues of premium pay equity for night shifts. The argument that "the FAA assigns shifts that encourage fatigue" is completely disingenuous. I sympathize with pilots because 8 hours from hotel door close to hotel door open 8 hours later does not allow for time to unwind. But they do bid their schedules, right?
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1979 911SC Coupe
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