Sleepy Captain

[5ontheglide]

Sounds like some good bate, but it's a true story.

I'm the PNF on a flight the other day and the Captain falls asleep for about 5-10 minutes in cruise - throw me some suggestions on how you guys would have handled it! Make it as funny or serious as you want. I played the nice guy (forgiving) FO.

 

[RampTower]

Fire Test switch :laugh:

 

[jstyle13]

Do what I do:

Reach over behind their head, slam it into the yoke and yell...

I'M RICK JAMES B!#CH!!!!

They won't fall asleep on you anymore

 

[Steveair]

Let the poor guy sleep! Hopefully he'll wake up when the gear goes down. If not, give him the fire bell test when you need him to taxi.

 

[grog_sit_reserv]

If its a CRJ, turn off the DCU's (those guarded switches by your right arm) and let him snooze. He'll wake-up when the gear goes down and won't be interrupted by those annoying "C-Chords," or Ice warnings.

The other idea, put on the mask and goggles, and do the fire test, I about pissed myself when he fumbled for his mask out of a dead sleep.

Good times.....

 

[Filkster]

Sounds like some good bate, but it's a true story.

I'm the PNF on a flight the other day and the Captain falls asleep for about 5-10 minutes in cruise - throw me some suggestions on how you guys would have handled it! Make it as funny or serious as you want. I played the nice guy (forgiving) FO.

oh my gosh, you mean a commuter pilot flying a crappy schedule actually took a nap and trusted you not to crash????

Are you serious???? First this is not the place to discuss this subject. Second you must not be very confident in your abilities to monitor the AP for a few mins alone. No wait I get it now, momma and daddy just didn't give you enough attention when you was little did they????? Does baby need constant attention from the left seat???

RF
snore snore snore snore.........

 

[satpak77]

Sounds like some good bate, but it's a true story.

I'm the PNF on a flight the other day and the Captain falls asleep for about 5-10 minutes in cruise - throw me some suggestions on how you guys would have handled it! Make it as funny or serious as you want. I played the nice guy (forgiving) FO.

Immediately comply with company policies and report him to management, then personally notify the FSDO who controls your 135/121 certificate in writing and via telephone.

....NOT

are you serious? let the poor guy get some shut-eye and wake him for the landing. He is not confirmed "asleep" he could be shutting his eyes and mentally reviewing for his upcoming checkride

can't believe some of you ask these questions

 

[LearLove]

Like the others said, let him sleep. In cruise, who the F cares. I rather take or have the other guy take a 10-20 min nap as I/they wake up 100 times better than trying to stay awake for arrival/approach and landing.

I'm sure like many other guys around here if you've flown 1000 hr/yrs or anything approaching that your going to run into situations where your dead tired on the job. Relax its apart of this job no matter how healthy you are or how much sleep/rest you've had prior to show time. A 10 to 20 min "nap" at altitude is much better than fighting to stay awake during landing.

note: I'm not talking about the guy(s) who get in the cockpit and whip out the pillow and sleep from wheels up to wheels down. Thats taking it alittle far, but hey you gotta do what you gotta do sometimes.

 

[BuckMurdock1]

I couldn't agree more- I actually am a little relieved when the CA briefs me at the ouset of the month; "if you want to nap.. let me know.. no prob".. now I know I can feel comfortable requesting a little 'micro-nap' when flying the 5th leg on the 4th day of a trip w/ min. rest.
The only 'request' I would have is that the prospective napper brief the other before counting sheep (that way you're not asking an unconscious person to confirm a newly issued clearance).

-fly safe..

 

[wmuflyguy]

Let him be unless there is something that requires his attenetion, like changing altitudes or something like that