Pilot-Fatigue Test Lands JetBlue In Hot Water
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I think that comparisons between HGV driving and airline flying whilst highlighting the problems of fatigue, can be a bit misleading. The guy(or girl, obviously) in a 10 ton truck has to manually keep it within a 3 foot gate or so in his lane whilst driving alongside the family in their saloon car. No autopilot and on his own, concentrating 100%. Less than two seconds lapse of concentration and squish!, welcome to the pile up. I am glad it's being debated.
Some rosters may look good on paper (lates into earlies), others may look like a shocker, but by working a few hours over the 8, you may be less knackered because your 'hitting the sack' time in your own bed is consistent, as an earlier poster mentioned.
I've only done military but I do know what being very tired is and being asked to fly. Luckily, with no commercial pressure, on the few occasions I said, "No.", there were no questions or recriminations.
Some rosters may look good on paper (lates into earlies), others may look like a shocker, but by working a few hours over the 8, you may be less knackered because your 'hitting the sack' time in your own bed is consistent, as an earlier poster mentioned.
I've only done military but I do know what being very tired is and being asked to fly. Luckily, with no commercial pressure, on the few occasions I said, "No.", there were no questions or recriminations.
