Jet II, you said: [quote]Why if sitting in one place causes DVT are the Flight Crew not dropping like flies.<hr></blockquote>Let's get that urban myth buried quickly, lest it detract from the real debate.
Flight crew 'seat pitch' (for want of a better phrase) cannot be compared in any way with that provided for the SLF. Seats are adjustable fore and aft, up and down, and rudder pedals are also adjustable in the fore and aft sense. Seat backs can be reclined to some extent and, on most flightdecks, the pilots are separated by feet rather than inches. Pilots are engaged in constant, though limited, physical activity.
These factors, then, may have something to do with why flight crew are not 'dropping like flies'.
