I can think of two major crashes where concern over duty time limitations were a
FACTOR in the crash: the Teneriffe runway collision and the Cali CFIT.
I can also recall several horror stories from compatriots about doing bar work until 1 or 2 in the morning and then having a dawn departure on a GA charter.
The recent (about 3 years ago) study into fatigue and aviation produced some remarkable results. It was conducted by Uni of SA with funding and participation from QANTAS. Some of the findings were that most fatigue management programs were a crock (including those run by some people who should know a lot better) with only 3 of the then 40 odd exemptions to CAO 48 even coming close to being a proper scheme.
The trend in Australia is for longer and longer working hours. We are, believe it or not, one of the most productive developed countries in terms of hours worked. We have come a long way from the land of the perpetual long weekend.
