B757 PLT IS CONCERNED WITH THE FATIGUE FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPANY ASSIGNED FLT.

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THIS IS A RPT TO HIGHLIGHT A VERY FATIGUING TRIP. THIS TRIP FLIES LIKE AN ALL-NIGHTER; ONLY IT ISN'T. IT STARTS OUT LATE AFTERNOON ON DAY #1 WITH A LATE AFTERNOON DEP. YOU WAKE UP AT NORMAL TIME ON THE DAY (XA30) BECAUSE ON PAPER THE TRIP DOESN'T LOOK THAT TERRIBLE. IT HAS 3 LEGS ENDING UP ON THE WEST COAST POST XR05 (SCHEDULED XR45 IN THIS CASE BECAUSE WE WERE LATE). THIS PUTS YOUR BODY LNDG AT XT45 DOMICILE TIME; AFTER 3 LEGS AND A 12 HR DUTY DAY. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE AND FATIGUING. I WAS TIRED BEFORE TAKING OFF ON LEG #3; BUT DID NOT FEEL FATIGUED. THE FULL BRUNT OF VERY LATE BODY CLOCK TIME AND A LONG DUTY DAY (AND LONG WAKING DAY) HIT ME FULL IN THE FACE DURING CRUISE ON THE LAST LEG. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I REALIZED HOW FATIGUED I WAS. I COULDN'T REMEMBER OUR CALL SIGN EVEN AFTER HAVING ANSWERED ABOUT 30 RADIO CALLS. I WAS CHANNELING MY ATTN AND COULDN'T GAIN ANY SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG; I TRIED TO GET SOME MUCH NEEDED REST. I WENT TO BED ABOUT XS45 AND TRIED TO MAKE IT A NORMAL NIGHT. BUT YOUR BODY WAKES UP WHEN IT WANTS TO WAKE UP; AND MINE DID AT XA30; AFTER LESS THAN 4 HRS SLEEP. THIS TRIP THEN CONTINUES WITH A LATE START (XM00) AND FINISHES UP POST-FLT AGAIN CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY FATIGUING TRIP AND WE SHOULD GET RID OF IT AND OTHERS LIKE IT. THE FIRST 2 LEGS WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE; OR 1 LEG WITH A LATE ARR WOULD BE TOLERABLE; BUT THIS TRIP IS BORDERING ON DANGEROUSLY FATIGUING.