Launch Day

I’ve been working solidly on this FIFOLife concept since August and finally I’ve got it to the point where I’m ready to ‘open shop’.    The idea came to me in a flash the day I first flew into T…..  One thing I’d found long before about myself was my ability to organise resources to keep [...]

A Common Experience

As I’ve stated previously, this blog is largely intended to be about the personal, REAL experience of the fly in fly out worker.  Something I’ve noted many times doing this sort of work is how the long hours and isolation impacts on individuals.
Men who’re tough and used to the lifestyle suddenly experience a crisis in [...]

What is F.I.F.O.?

FIFO stands for “Fly In Fly Out”.  It refers to a workforce that only lives at their work location part time.  They are flown to and from the work site at regular intervals.  Those intervals could be 2&1 (2 weeks on, 1 week off), 8&6(8 days on, 6 days off), 9&5 (9 days on, 5 [...]