A couple of related questions.....
- Does anyone remember the South American airliner that overshoot Brazil (1980's)? My vague recollection of the story was that the pilots were woken by the cabin crew asking why the ETA had passed and they hadn't landed. Horrifically they were over the ocean with not enough fuel to make landfall?
I never read anything about this pesonally but was told that it was the catalyst for the cabin crew's 20 min check of the flight deck? In the version I was told I think it was a VARIG aircraft.
- Another second hand story which should be easier to confirm....some long haul operators have an SOP for controlled napping. It involves taking turns to sleep whilst a member of the cabin crew (hopefully opposite sex) keeps the other crew member aroused. Is this true?