Sleeping whilst flying
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Twice i have had to ferry the owner of a particular plane home after a night on the piss and feeling sorry for himself. First time he fell asleep i decided it best to conduct some incipient spin practice, the next i just pulled the throttle back to idle yelling "fark fark, remain calm - faaaark" 
gave me some entertainment however bad the next days additional jobs where.
gave me some entertainment however bad the next days additional jobs where.
Sleep....Glorious Sleep.....
Many many moons ago,
I was 'on duty' at Kal when a 'Bongo' was being ferried SY - PH by two (2) very reliable and likeable guys....
Somewhere between Ceduna and Forrest....
No1 thought....oh dear, No2 'has it' I'll just rest one eyeball for a while....
And, No 2 thought....... (Almost understandable in a Bongo)
Well, it took lots and lots of HF calls to eventually get a response...and just BEFORE Forrest as well.
And I too have been 'guilty'.....I'll just rest one eyeball for a moment....was giving a student / mate's elderly mother a sort of 'lesson' on the way home - she had it trimmed well - low wing type- glare on wing from sun - nice 'drumming' on side window from engine- I'll just rest this eyeball for a moment -.....and then she said 'WAKE UP 'SKYPILOT', WE'RE HOME!!!'
And, we were!!!! All I had to do was to land it.
It still costs me - every Christmas.
Too long ago for any 'repercussions'.....
All very humourous at the time...both instances - but - I do remember a 'Chippie' being found in the boonies N (?) of Forrest by a survey aircraft doing aerial mapping - I think the aircraft was found on the photos - not necessarily by the flight crew at the time (?) - way back then....the pilot had (maybe) done the same thing and missed Forrest until the fuel expired.
He did put the aircraft down in one piece on a salt pan..but alas..he was found far too late.
We (Both instances) were LUCKY - 'Tis not a good thing to do.
Cheers
I was 'on duty' at Kal when a 'Bongo' was being ferried SY - PH by two (2) very reliable and likeable guys....
Somewhere between Ceduna and Forrest....
No1 thought....oh dear, No2 'has it' I'll just rest one eyeball for a while....
And, No 2 thought....... (Almost understandable in a Bongo)
Well, it took lots and lots of HF calls to eventually get a response...and just BEFORE Forrest as well.
And I too have been 'guilty'.....I'll just rest one eyeball for a moment....was giving a student / mate's elderly mother a sort of 'lesson' on the way home - she had it trimmed well - low wing type- glare on wing from sun - nice 'drumming' on side window from engine- I'll just rest this eyeball for a moment -.....and then she said 'WAKE UP 'SKYPILOT', WE'RE HOME!!!'
And, we were!!!! All I had to do was to land it.
It still costs me - every Christmas.
Too long ago for any 'repercussions'.....
All very humourous at the time...both instances - but - I do remember a 'Chippie' being found in the boonies N (?) of Forrest by a survey aircraft doing aerial mapping - I think the aircraft was found on the photos - not necessarily by the flight crew at the time (?) - way back then....the pilot had (maybe) done the same thing and missed Forrest until the fuel expired.
He did put the aircraft down in one piece on a salt pan..but alas..he was found far too late.
We (Both instances) were LUCKY - 'Tis not a good thing to do.
Cheers
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Boeing's "Wake Up" system
Hi mingalababya, yeah it is true. A ">PILOT RESPONSE" message will appear on the EICAS if the FMC doesn't detect crew activity within a specific time (20 min from memory). If after a few more minutes (3?), and nothing has been done, then a Caution Beeper is sounded. Then if that doesn't get pilots pushing one of the monitored buttons, a Warning Siren is sounded. That will definately wake you up. And most likely have the Captain rushing from the bunk too. 
