40 minutes "unconscious" at the stick
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40 minutes "unconscious" at the stick
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-...er-sa/10897156
Pilot allegedly skipped breakfast but :
Pro tip: pack biltong instead and keep blood sugar under control.
Pilot allegedly skipped breakfast but :
During the flight from Parafield to Port Augusta, the pilot only consumed a bottle of Gatorade, some water and a chocolate bar during the stopover in Port Augusta.
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Wish I could sleep for 40 mins on an aeroplane!
.. not enough exposure to back of the clock flying, that man !
My best recollection - it was of another pilot, of course, (obviously, to protect those as guilty as sin) ... he was sound asleep and well into a fine dream .... the other pair landed the bird, taxied in, parked, shut down and left. When the loaders had finished unloading they, too, locked up, shut off the power, and left .... life definitely was a bit more relaxed in years gone by.
Seriously, though, not being sensible about glucose and sleep patterns is the height of stupidity, especially if operating single pilot.
.. not enough exposure to back of the clock flying, that man !
My best recollection - it was of another pilot, of course, (obviously, to protect those as guilty as sin) ... he was sound asleep and well into a fine dream .... the other pair landed the bird, taxied in, parked, shut down and left. When the loaders had finished unloading they, too, locked up, shut off the power, and left .... life definitely was a bit more relaxed in years gone by.
Seriously, though, not being sensible about glucose and sleep patterns is the height of stupidity, especially if operating single pilot.
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40% of my hours are at night... unfortunately! 
I subscribe whole heartedly to Aerocat2SA's theory. Single pilot, we used to run a 60 min timer,
and keep winding it forward, just in case you fell asleep.
The other trick was to tune the next DME and turn the ident volume up, for when it locked on. Scare the bloody hell out of you!
I subscribe whole heartedly to Aerocat2SA's theory. Single pilot, we used to run a 60 min timer,
and keep winding it forward, just in case you fell asleep.
The other trick was to tune the next DME and turn the ident volume up, for when it locked on. Scare the bloody hell out of you!
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Single pilot, we used to run a 60 min timer,
At the risk of a pun, that rings a bell ... multicrew was much safer when the crew could schedule sensible catnap sequences and everyone was wide awake (generally) for the arrival ..
At the risk of a pun, that rings a bell ... multicrew was much safer when the crew could schedule sensible catnap sequences and everyone was wide awake (generally) for the arrival ..
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Coming up to 40 Yrs driving planes, most of it shift work at all hrs often missing breakfast and having short interrupted sleep, never fallen asleep single pilot or multi crew, gotta be more to it than just missing brekky etc!
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How would TEM people call a healthy combination of chocolate, sugary drink and autopilot? A latent threat perhaps?
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