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Accusation: Pilot reached snoozing altit
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/07/18/sleeping.pilot.ap/index.html
Friday, July 18, 2003 Posted: 12:42 PM EDT (1642 GMT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) -- A charter pilot resigned Friday after a videotape surfaced apparently showing him sleeping during a flight from the Bahamas while a co-pilot flew the plane.
The man was the captain on a Walker's International flight from Walker's Cay to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport last Sunday. Fifteen passengers were onboard.
The incident is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. Neither the agency nor the company would release the pilot's name.
A videotape taken by passenger Chris Ballard shows the pilot with his eyes closed and apparently sleeping during the flight.
He said the co-pilot, who was flying the plane, noticed him taping the pilot and a woman taking photographs.
"He didn't wake him up, so I wasn't going to get up and go into their area and wake him up myself," Ballard told CNN.
Bill Jones, Walker International's general manager, said the man had been a charter pilot with the company for about a year. He said the man denied he was sleeping during the 55-minute flight, but decided that the videotape and the resulting publicity "made a difficult situation."
"He thought it was the best thing to step down," Jones said.
Jones said the co-pilot "reports that at no time was he aware that the other pilot was asleep." He said interviews with about half of the passengers revealed an uneventful flight and no signs that one of the pilots was asleep.
Jones said: "When I see the video it looks very bad." He said the pilot does not have a lawyer. The pilot did not immediately return a phone message left with the company, which flies about six round trips to the Bahamas every week.
Kathleen Bergen, an FAA spokeswoman in Atlanta, said the pilot faces sanctions ranging from a warning letter to a suspension or revocation of his pilot's certificate.
"I would not assume the pilot is guilty based on news reports. We have to do our own thorough investigation," she said.
Bergen said under FAA regulations, "when two pilots are necessary for a flight, then they are both required to remain awake, alert and performing their flight-related duties."
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/07/18/sleeping.pilot.ap/index.html
Friday, July 18, 2003 Posted: 12:42 PM EDT (1642 GMT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) -- A charter pilot resigned Friday after a videotape surfaced apparently showing him sleeping during a flight from the Bahamas while a co-pilot flew the plane.
The man was the captain on a Walker's International flight from Walker's Cay to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport last Sunday. Fifteen passengers were onboard.
The incident is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. Neither the agency nor the company would release the pilot's name.
A videotape taken by passenger Chris Ballard shows the pilot with his eyes closed and apparently sleeping during the flight.
He said the co-pilot, who was flying the plane, noticed him taping the pilot and a woman taking photographs.
"He didn't wake him up, so I wasn't going to get up and go into their area and wake him up myself," Ballard told CNN.
Bill Jones, Walker International's general manager, said the man had been a charter pilot with the company for about a year. He said the man denied he was sleeping during the 55-minute flight, but decided that the videotape and the resulting publicity "made a difficult situation."
"He thought it was the best thing to step down," Jones said.
Jones said the co-pilot "reports that at no time was he aware that the other pilot was asleep." He said interviews with about half of the passengers revealed an uneventful flight and no signs that one of the pilots was asleep.
Jones said: "When I see the video it looks very bad." He said the pilot does not have a lawyer. The pilot did not immediately return a phone message left with the company, which flies about six round trips to the Bahamas every week.
Kathleen Bergen, an FAA spokeswoman in Atlanta, said the pilot faces sanctions ranging from a warning letter to a suspension or revocation of his pilot's certificate.
"I would not assume the pilot is guilty based on news reports. We have to do our own thorough investigation," she said.
Bergen said under FAA regulations, "when two pilots are necessary for a flight, then they are both required to remain awake, alert and performing their flight-related duties."
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135 rest rules
hey.. before anyone gives the guy a hard time.. I bet he was operating under 135 rest requirements.. if you've ever had "reduced" rest (ie NO REST) and then flown 9 legs .. well.. I think taking a nap is actually beneficial because I'd rather be alert when it comes time to land than alert in cruise and braindead for landing/approach. Who the heck came up with 8 hours from time you leave the airport to the time you come back ought to be forced to work under those conditions for the rest of his/her life. Those reporters make it sound like such a crime, but if they knew exactly what kind of rest we as pilots get I bet they would have a different tune. Just my thoughts. Who knows the real reason he was sleeping.. maybe he had a long day at work, maybe not. I'm not saying it's justified, just pointing out that sometimes we may not have much of a choice...
hey.. before anyone gives the guy a hard time.. I bet he was operating under 135 rest requirements.. if you've ever had "reduced" rest (ie NO REST) and then flown 9 legs .. well.. I think taking a nap is actually beneficial because I'd rather be alert when it comes time to land than alert in cruise and braindead for landing/approach. Who the heck came up with 8 hours from time you leave the airport to the time you come back ought to be forced to work under those conditions for the rest of his/her life. Those reporters make it sound like such a crime, but if they knew exactly what kind of rest we as pilots get I bet they would have a different tune. Just my thoughts. Who knows the real reason he was sleeping.. maybe he had a long day at work, maybe not. I'm not saying it's justified, just pointing out that sometimes we may not have much of a choice...
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