So the question i have are:

1. How long does it take after you get to the gate and shut down the plane before you can make your way home or to the place you are staying? Is there much to do after shutdown?

2. Given multiple people use the same flight-deck, who actually cleans all the touch surfaces after use? Up to each pilot or are there cleaners that do this?

Cheers and thanks for any insights!

 

22 minutes ago, vonduck said:

So the question i have are:

1. How long does it take after you get to the gate and shut down the plane before you can make your way home or to the place you are staying? Is there much to do after shutdown?

2. Given multiple people use the same flight-deck, who actually cleans all the touch surfaces after use? Up to each pilot or are there cleaners that do this?

Cheers and thanks for any insights!

 

1) It depends but really after checklists/paperwork and debriefs are done, we usually head out pretty quickly. Sometimes we even head out before the pax as we have to get to another aircraft and we're running late (or on go home day when you need to rush out to get to your flight home). Sometime we wait for the pax to be out before heading out (so everyone can leave to either the shuttle to the hotel or get to a new plane, etc.).. 

2) I usually clean my side with wipes everytime I take over from another crew.

Hope this helps, any question just lmk...

1 hour ago, vonduck said:

So the question i have are:

1. How long does it take after you get to the gate and shut down the plane before you can make your way home or to the place you are staying? Is there much to do after shutdown?

2. Given multiple people use the same flight-deck, who actually cleans all the touch surfaces after use? Up to each pilot or are there cleaners that do this?

Cheers and thanks for any insights!

 

1) During a pattern (trip), after departing from our base and reaching different stations, it generally takes about 5-10 minutes for paperwork, 30 minutes to clear customs, and an additional 10-15 minutes to board the bus to the hotel. Drive times depend on the location. Then, it takes another 10-15 minutes to reach the room. Overall, on the road, expect around 1 hour and 45 minutes of transit before we can relax, assuming everything goes smoothly. When returning to the base, the situation changes; drive times home vary for each of us and are likely longer.

 

2) In our case, ground personnel clean the entire airplane, including the cockpit, sleeping bunks, passenger areas, and other spaces.