Will IB Fayed
Controlled rest is a euphemism. It is completely unsafe and defies common sense. It is single pilot IFR in a large commercial jet. The idea that one pilot can sleep in the cockpit was instituted by management to forego three man crews. If you can't stay awake after five Gs there is something wrong with you....open the cockpit door and take a look at the faces of the several hundred passengers whose lives are in your hands.....go to the washroom and throw some water in your face.
The fact that it is unsafe is borne out by the stream of constant news stories about pilots that are falling asleep in flight while the airplane and passengers are careening through the sky, changing altitude or over flying their destination.
What about the flight attendants and the other pilot who must stay awake while little bear sleeps?
I'll never forget coming out of the bunk one night to see the "relief" pilot flat out in the seat with a pillow and comforter....
Unbelievable...!