No. But, I spoke to Cirus pilot the other day concerning a recent 3.5 hour trip he completed setting out early morning. Before the flight he got all his Notams, weather, PPR etc etc and programmed the various waypoints in the GPS. The auto pilot flew the flight after setting climb rate and before landing.
The only physical act required on his part was switching fuel tanks every 30ish minutes and talking to ATC. Considering a large portion of the flight was over water ATC discussions were 'minimal' until he arrived closer to the destination and thus into more complex airspace. He remarked that he felt sleep creaping in at several points.
I suppose my view would be that while efforts are made to relieve pilot work load and as aircraft become more 'capable' one should always be aware of the potential dangers of flying when slightly tired, which is further exasberated in a monotonous enviromnet. I fully appreciate how easy it is to happen. I know I can't be the only one to feel my eyes closing when driving down a long motorway in the dead of night.
To me, the salient parts of my friend's flight was; An early morning departure, lack of a full nights sleep i.e. getting up extra early for pre-flights, a computer flying the plan from waypoint to waypoint, a single crew enviroment - not helped by being the sole occupant on board and a tedious route (over water).
Very good subject though Pace and I would be interested to hear other stories; of which I am sure there are many.
Ryan