Mitusbishi Jets to come with Anti Sleep Alarms

[CX880]

Mitsubishi Jets to come with Anti Sleep Alarms

Those Japs have thought of everything. What will this mean for pilots? No doubt they will have to increase the pilot rest. Discuss.

 

[WalterSobchak]

Those Japs have thought of everything. What will this mean for pilots? No doubt they will have to increase the pilot rest. Discuss.

*facepalm*

 

[CX880]

Well looks like majors and regional pilots are susceptible to sleeping, this will only combat that. Pretty soon fearful pax will only fly on Mitsubishi jets. Brilliant marketing by those Japanese.

 

[epic!]

how are to have "heated discussions about airline policy" with these?

 

[Beaver79]

Those Japs have thought of everything. What will this mean for pilots? No doubt they will have to increase the pilot rest. Discuss.

Define "anti-sleep" alarm? Does a robotic arm backhand you or does the automated "betty" ask you to wake up....loudly?

 

[JumpersAway]

That would be the first circuit breaker pulled once entering the flight deck.........

And no- not because of one's desire for sleep in the airplane, but I've got more important things to worry about on an approach or enroute to do rather than cancel an alarm every few minutes.

 

[Flybywire44]

Those Japs have thought of everything. What will this mean for pilots? No doubt they will have to increase the pilot rest. Discuss.

Fine with me... now I can take a 15 minute nap with no worries about the other guy falling asleep!

*Gag*

 

[papanovember]

Boeing has an option for this on the 757/767, 777, and I believe the 747-400. After a predetermined amount of time without any inputs to the flight guidance controller or radios a "Crew Response" EICAS message appears. If it is not canceled after a couple of minutes an audible alarm goes off. I've seen this on a UAL 757 jumpseat.

 

[flyboyzz1]

I know the railroads have this...they have to push a button every so often to make sure they are awake or the train reduces power....that would work or they could just make this dam job less fatiguing.

 

[HA25]

Those Japs have thought of everything. What will this mean for pilots? No doubt they will have to increase the pilot rest. Discuss.

You probably didn't intend it to be, but the term you used to apply to Japanese is generally seen as offensive to them.. Since you can't edit your post, a clarification of your intent will suffice.

 

[nerjdriver]

Those Japs have thought of everything. What will this mean for pilots? No doubt they will have to increase the pilot rest. Discuss.

Maybe they know their launch customer is TSA and they are planning for everything?

Oh wait what am I thinking! I bet old uncle hooley has them removed to save money. My guess is they will come with 1 FMS, no AP, and wicker chairs for seats.

 

[OurMoney1]

This option is not new and has been available on Boeing models since the 80's, the 727 I think even had a mod post production. Although ours never had it I want to say some of Uniteds or TWAs did, but now I'm burning useless braincells so I'll quit.

 

[SinglePliot135]

The MU2 has this built into the autopilot. It uses strong G forces at random times to make sure you are awake and your finger is near the 'red button.'

 

[suupah]

Those Japs have thought of everything. What will this mean for pilots? No doubt they will have to increase the pilot rest. Discuss.

"Jap's" is a derogatory term. I know you don't mean it in a racist way, but just saying.

 

[Salukipilot4590]

The MU2 has this built into the autopilot. It uses strong G forces at random times to make sure you are awake and your finger is near the 'red button.'

That was good! I like that one! :laugh:

 

[Erlanger]

Mesa won't be around when this plane comes out so why the anti-sleep alarm? Unless mainline plans on flying them.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

You probably didn't intend it to be, but the term you used to apply to Japanese is generally seen as offensive to them.. Since you can't edit your post, a clarification of your intent will suffice.

Everything about CX is offensive, being a Hulas felcher and not bathing are just a few of his finer qualities, along with being a racist.
PBR

 

[CX880]

Sorry about that, Japanese. Not Japs, Japs is used as a derogatory term to conjure up images of WW2. I should have known considering I saw that Michael Man film. No doubt this Mitsubishi jet will be very nice, I hope it will have the extras that Japanese machinery is famous for like the talking toilet.

 

[pipejockey]

You probably didn't intend it to be, but the term you used to apply to Japanese is generally seen as offensive to them..

So what?

 

[pipejockey]

"Jap's" is a derogatory term.

Again, so what?

 

[pipejockey]

Sorry about that, Japanese. Not Japs, Japs is used as a derogatory term to conjure up images of WW2.

You have nothing to apologize for. People need to get over themselves and not take offense to every little thing.

 

[suupah]

Again, so what?

Just that the term "Jap" is in the same category as the terms "spic, nigger, kike, faggot, dike, crout, gook etc etc." I don't think the OP realized that the term he used was offensive in that vein. Thats all. If he meant it that way, then so be it but I am sure that was not his intent at all.

 

[pipejockey]

I am an American, and you can call me an AME if you want. Hell, you can call me the great satan, honky, infidel, etc etc etc. People need to get over themselves. Just saying.

 

[suupah]

I am an American, and you can call me an AME if you want. Hell, you can call me the great satan, honky, infidel, etc etc etc. People need to get over themselves. Just saying.

I get what you are saying. But Jap is still recieved as very offensive by japanese and asians in general, so I would probably not use it in mixed or unknown company.

So, how does every racist joke start? (head sweep left then right clearing the area)

 

[Thurman Merman]

I get what you are saying. But Jap is still recieved as very offensive by japanese and asians in general, so I would probably not use it in mixed or unknown company.

So, how does every racist joke start? (head sweep left then right clearing the area)

After what the Japanese did to the rest of asia, I think asians in general could care less what is said in a derogatory reference to the Japanese. Also, I fly in Japan, the Japanese are the most racist people I've seen and I'm from the south.

 

[CX880]

After what the Japanese did to the rest of asia, I think asians in general could care less what is said in a derogatory reference to the Japanese. Also, I fly in Japan, the Japanese are the most racist people I've seen and I'm from the south.

Not towards Westerners maybe towards other Asians. The Japanese are some of the nicest people that you'll ever meet.

 

[suupah]

After what the Japanese did to the rest of asia, I think asians in general could care less what is said in a derogatory reference to the Japanese. Also, I fly in Japan, the Japanese are the most racist people I've seen and I'm from the south.

You are very correct in what you are saying here. Japanese are very polite but there is a very strong undercurrent of racism rooted around japanese supremacy.

But whatever the case, "jap" is recieved very negatively in the states.

 

[sktwstdfrk]

Define "anti-sleep" alarm?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7luMp6lb9M

"And theeeeennnn."

Besides, when you de-activate the alarm, it gives you a peanut, just another step in airplanes being flown by monkeys (if not already).

 

[Thurman Merman]

Not towards Westerners maybe towards other Asians. The Japanese are some of the nicest people that you'll ever meet.

Again, I FLY and LIVE in Japan and see this even towards Westerners. The term they use, Gaijin, just means foreigner or not from Japan and is used in a derogatory manner. They truly have an elitist complex and think they can do no wrong. I have seen it first hand, A Western pilot makes the slightest of mistakes and it's hours upon hours of ground school, along with sim training(for a non issue in the west) but a Japanse crew goes and burns up millions of dollars worth of engines and nothing is said. There are two distinct groups of Japanese, the ones who have been westernized and the ones who have never left. The ones who have been westernized and have left are as you described, but we have a couple where I work and they are considered Gaijin and get a rougher go at it than we do. It's also a culture thing, they will be nice and smiley to your face but you never let your gaurd down. Another thing to consider, the graduates of their ANA academies go to the right seat of a 777, the western trained pilots go to turbo props because they are tainted and inferior. I am painting with a broad brush but again it is based solely on my experience living in Japan flying for a Japanese company.

 

[CX880]

Again, I FLY and LIVE in Japan and see this even towards Westerners. The term they use, Gaijin, just means foreigner or not from Japan and is used in a derogatory manner. They truly have an elitist complex and think they can do no wrong. I have seen it first hand, A Western pilot makes the slightest of mistakes and it's hours upon hours of ground school, along with sim training(for a non issue in the west) but a Japanse crew goes and burns up millions of dollars worth of engines and nothing is said. .

Well yea you tuk deir jobbss!