luckytohaveajob
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Do you transcon to the east coast?
Do you drive three hours to your two leg commute?
Do you drive down Tahoe in a snow storm to fly to work?
How many hurricanes have you driven out of to get a flight to work?
What do you do during Spring Break in Florida?
How many nights have you stayed in the crew room during a month?
What is the closest call you have had flying to the start of an assignment? one hour before show, at show, one minute before departure?
What is the longest period of time you have ever been awake before your international evening departure?
Can you sleep standing up like a horse?
How long can you sleep continuously on a 31 hour three day with an overnight on the other side of the planet? And how long does it take you to recover from such a trip?
Has anyone been in more than three times zones per overnight on a four day?
How many people have taken the red eye into the base to depart the same morning for a 14 hour day?
[FONT=arial,helvetica,geneva]Report: FAA Should Address Pilot Commutes[/FONT]
A report released Wednesday by the National Research Council found that commuting practices among airline pilots "could potentially contribute to their fatigue," and since fatigue can reduce performance, pilots, airlines, and the FAA should take steps to reduce the chance that commuting will pose a safety risk. The report stopped short of recommending new regulations, and said a lack of data hampered the analysis. "Some commutes have the potential to contribute to fatigue in pilots, and fatigue can pose a safety risk, but at this point we simply don't know very much about actual pilots' commuting practices," said Clint Oster, chair of the research committee. "Airlines and FAA should gather more information on pilots' commutes, and also work with pilots to lower the likelihood that fatigue from commuting will be a safety risk." The report also offers suggestions to commuting pilots about best practices that could help to minimize fatigue.
Pilots should plan their off-duty activities so they are awake no more than about 16 hours at the end of their duty shift, the report suggests. Also, they should try to sleep for at least six hours before reporting for duty. Airlines should consider enacting policies that would help pilots plan more predictable, less tiring commutes. The report was requested by Congress due to concerns that arose about commuting and fatigue during the investigation of the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2009. The complete report can be read online -- go to the National Academies website, and scroll down to find the Table of Contents.
Do you drive three hours to your two leg commute?
Do you drive down Tahoe in a snow storm to fly to work?
How many hurricanes have you driven out of to get a flight to work?
What do you do during Spring Break in Florida?
How many nights have you stayed in the crew room during a month?
What is the closest call you have had flying to the start of an assignment? one hour before show, at show, one minute before departure?
What is the longest period of time you have ever been awake before your international evening departure?
Can you sleep standing up like a horse?
How long can you sleep continuously on a 31 hour three day with an overnight on the other side of the planet? And how long does it take you to recover from such a trip?
Has anyone been in more than three times zones per overnight on a four day?
How many people have taken the red eye into the base to depart the same morning for a 14 hour day?
[FONT=arial,helvetica,geneva]Report: FAA Should Address Pilot Commutes[/FONT]
A report released Wednesday by the National Research Council found that commuting practices among airline pilots "could potentially contribute to their fatigue," and since fatigue can reduce performance, pilots, airlines, and the FAA should take steps to reduce the chance that commuting will pose a safety risk. The report stopped short of recommending new regulations, and said a lack of data hampered the analysis. "Some commutes have the potential to contribute to fatigue in pilots, and fatigue can pose a safety risk, but at this point we simply don't know very much about actual pilots' commuting practices," said Clint Oster, chair of the research committee. "Airlines and FAA should gather more information on pilots' commutes, and also work with pilots to lower the likelihood that fatigue from commuting will be a safety risk." The report also offers suggestions to commuting pilots about best practices that could help to minimize fatigue.
Pilots should plan their off-duty activities so they are awake no more than about 16 hours at the end of their duty shift, the report suggests. Also, they should try to sleep for at least six hours before reporting for duty. Airlines should consider enacting policies that would help pilots plan more predictable, less tiring commutes. The report was requested by Congress due to concerns that arose about commuting and fatigue during the investigation of the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2009. The complete report can be read online -- go to the National Academies website, and scroll down to find the Table of Contents.
