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Old 9th May 2015, 15:32
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Stevie

On the other hand, I've been within 5 hours of 100 in 28 days almost constantly for at least the last 3-4 months and don't feel fatigued, 'under pressure' or 'burnt out'.
Says Stevie aged 25 and presumably not a captain.

Try aged 50 with a succession of cadets who don't have much of a clue, and still trying to maintain the impossible schedule. And then add the management pressure and engineering pressure, because it is your signature on the paperwork, not the right seat's. Try all that and more besides, and then come back and say it is not fatiguing.


BTW. The best definition I saw of fatigue, as opposed to tiredness, is to have a really good sleep and wake up as tired as you went to bed. If you have done that recently - you are fatigued. And the question is, should you go back to work the next day when fatigued? I can bet that 99% of pilots do.
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