Human factors : why is flying so tiring
Hi
I have now more than a 1000 hours on the bus, and I've noticed that I'm experiencing a special type of fatigue on a regular basis.
I am a night owl rather than an early bird. So it's no surprise that I experience some fatigue if I woke up too early without sufficient sleep. This is not really my question.
My question is about fatigue not related to insufficient sleep. For example, after 3 flights in the afternoon, say a 2PM-11-PM shift, I will experience a weird sort of fatigue during the 4th flight (it's also starting to grow during the third). It's similar to sleep related fatigue but it's not, because as soon as I come home, I'm very awake and unable to go to bed before 3AM.
I'm not really able to explain or even describe this type of tiredness.
Sometimes, a word that comes to mind is "weariness", fatigue related just to the routine nature of the activity and the fact that there still is pressure to do everything right, even if it's easy on a given normal day.
Am I the only one to experience this ? If not, are there ways to lessen this feeling ?
Thanks