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Old 15th Nov 2003, 08:29
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kev_laline
 
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Gerund

Thanks for the reply - I did ask.

I wrongly assumed you had never spent a long day in the cockpit.

I do not agree that fasting as far as food is concerned is not a problem.

A well rested pilot who has consumed an adequate amount of both food & water is going to perform a hell of a lot better than someone who takes off on an empty stomach and tries to get through a 10 hour day on a couple of litres of water, admittedly, some water being better than none.

The topic being can pilots fast during ramadan, well I guess they can.

As BabyJet points out, at the expense of performance & safety.
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