Call Captain X at three a.m. for a sim session, "now". Then throw a few nasties at him.
I think the unions would go berserk.... even if it might produce some "interesting" results.
When I think of what military pilots go through during military campaigns, lack of sleep and all that, I just wonder why commercial pilots are unable to perform their duties without rest periods and having to have a 'wake-up' time before resuming their assigned tasks. Just what do they do when they are off duty? Do they not sleep before going to work? Okay maybe I am ignorant of facts, and will hold my hands up if critized.
But I just wonder what public opinion would be if a doctor was woken up at three am and told one of his patients was 'crashing'. And he replied that he would have to wake himself up properly before he could give orders, so call back in fifteen minutes or so? Many doctors in ER work 24 hour shifts. But they do not have unions of course.
Sorry but I consider that airline staff have an easy life.
I have no wish to make fun of what airline crews have to do to earn a living. The following is for comparison only.
Short Sea Story.Combat operations.
Fly 2-3 flights per 12 hour Carrier flight cycle. During off cycle, there is a requirement for a 5 minute fighter alert. Each squadron assigns a crew for a 4 hour stint. There you are strapped in, switches set, but power off waiting for the call to launch. The back seater has enough time before he has to function that he can lie down on the wing. Yours truly could only unlock his shoulder harness, take off helmet-put on top of stick, take off kneeboard, put on top of helmet, put head on kneeboard and fall asleep. Meanwhile adjacent E-2 is doing a maintenance turn.
One thing I knew. No matter how clobbered the flight deck looked, they could clear a catapult and launch inside of 5 minutes. Next day, you were on the schedule for 2 more flights. I was very thankful that I wasn't actually called on for a night cat shot on 5 minute notice.
Sea story over.
Back to your regularly scheduled discussion.