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Old 31st May 2011, 17:36
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wiggy
 
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The decision of the Captain, to go to the "bunk" so early in the flight seems strange to me, however he must have had a reason.
Not really, as I think has been mentioned earlier in the thread if it's pure timing we're questioning here then if the Captain had "second break" the timing makes sense.

On the broader issue of him being "off watch" during the ITCZ crossing, personally, I think you have to take into account the fact that he left two fully rated pilots up front - not cruise only copilots. If we're saying a Captain shouldn't ever leave the Flight Deck because inclement weather is forecast in the cruise how do we suggest handling say, traversing Asia or Indonesia during the monsoon season or the North Atlantic if there's forecast of occasional severe CAT all the way across the pond......two Captain ops/no in flight rest ????

(BTW am I alone in often not being able to see the last page of the thread?)

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