Risk of In-flight Incapacitation v Flight Time
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Risk of In-flight Incapacitation v Flight Time
I have tried to obtain a response by email from the Belgrano with no success. Surprise surprise!
Can anyone here offer a definition of :
"The risk of in-flight incapacitation must be no greater than 1% per annum"
The implication here is that the risk of in-flight incapacitation can be managed by limiting flight time. Would this be a correct assumption?
Can anyone here offer a definition of :
"The risk of in-flight incapacitation must be no greater than 1% per annum"
The implication here is that the risk of in-flight incapacitation can be managed by limiting flight time. Would this be a correct assumption?
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The implication here is that the risk of in-flight incapacitation can be managed by limiting flight time. Would this be a correct assumption?
The rule is per annum. Regardless of whether you are flying, mowing the lawn or just loafing in front of the TV.
A spot of typing into your preferred search engine will bring up a series of articles and papers on the subject. But the wikipedia one is as good as any. wiki
For some more enlightening reading I recommend Sally Evans' papers on the subject of Pilot Incapacitation. Here is one on pubmed for a starter...
The annual incapacitation rate of commercial pilots
