Nightline story on regional pilots

[Erlanger]

Story and video. Fatigue affects all pilots but this story seems to focus on the regional pilots. Suppose to be on Nightline.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/pilot...n-safety-airline-passengers/story?id=12874949

 

[CA1900]

Former Continental Express pilot Josh Reikes says one captain warned him, "Don't you ever let me wake up and find you sleeping."

OMFG... the story just lost all credibility with that sentence.

 

[wmuflyguy]

OMFG... the story just lost all credibility with that sentence.

I stopped reading after that quote.

 

[BoilerUP]

I wonder which AWAC FO took all that video...

 

[XPOO]

OMFG... the story just lost all credibility with that sentence.

Really? I've seen and heard this quite often while jumpseating.

 

[BoilerUP]

Really? I've seen and heard this quite often while jumpseating.

I'm sure you have...but it's right up there with "Good luck, we're all counting on you" in terms of seriousness.

 

[xjlifer]

OMFG... the story just lost all credibility with that sentence.

That pretty funny...I will have to use that one!

 

[Leroy Smith]

"We have to value this profession enough that people don't have to live out of a crash pad or a crew room."

Its a pity that the media folks cant squeeze any sensationalism out of this little nugget that happens to be the REAL story.

 

[Raskal]

That pretty funny...I will have to use that one!

You've never heard that? I think Orville said it to Wilbur...

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

I'm sure you have...but it's right up there with "Good luck, we're all counting on you" in terms of seriousness.

And "This plane, that airport", or "I'm giving 'er all she's got!".

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

On a more serious note: Take a close look at the guy curled up on the crew room couch. Did I see cowboy boots poking out from under the blanket???

 

[Captainzero1]

Why bother, is anything going to change. Dog bites man, nothing to see here folks.

 

[RJLoser]

On a more serious note: Take a close look at the guy curled up on the crew room couch. Did I see cowboy boots poking out from under the blanket???

I gonna have to ask you to change your avatar to a boot with a line through it.

 

[Knob]

Who's doing the story about planes that land on taxiways, and crosswind TO's outta den? Glad major airline pilots don't get fatigued...

 

[777forever]

Nothing will change. Nobody put a gun to any of our heads and said go to the regionals. Commuting is a choice. If you can't afford a hotel or crashpad at your base move or quit. If you quit there is a LONG line of replacements standing outside.....