whats the controversy?? - Pilot Fatigue

[TonyC]

How do we schedule to avoid fatigue?


Get the FAA to dust off the NASA sleep study, acknowledge the effects of circadian rhythms on sleep, rest, and alertness, develop rules based on what science tells us about fatigue and rest, and get rid of Supplemental rest rules.

 

[Axel]

Interesting reading here:

http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/report_sets/acr_fatg.pdf

 

[Ganja60Heavy]

There are 2 issues covered on this thread.

One is the "controversy" about how to translate "fatigue is bad" (pilot and passenger interest) and "we make more money if our crews are more productive" (company interest) into actual work-rules and schedules.

But, dude, your research paper will be quite boring if that's all you talk about.

The other issue is the science of fatigue and performance. If you want to cover the actual physiologic effects of fatigue on human performance, then a good place to start is the DC-8 crash at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The subsequent NTSB report and associated study by NASA are where the money's at on this one.

Good luck.

 

[nosewheel]

Axel

Good stuff!!! but I,m too Fatigued to read it all right now.

 

[nosewheel]

Oh by the way... Guantanamo changed the Company's (AIA) and the FAA's outlook on FATIGUE for about 5 minutes. There has been absolutely NO change in Company policy as to the work schedule or the scheduling dept. (other than a different Idiot in charge) since that crash!

 

[Ganja60Heavy]

You can order the Guantanamo report from the NTSB websight. It's good reading. And the post above is not surprising, since the Gov't usually ignores logic!

NTSB Report Number - AAR-94-04 , Adopted on 05/10/1994 . Order NTIS Report
Number - PB94-910406 .
Title: Uncontrolled Collision with Terrain American International Airways
Flight 808, Douglas DC-8-61, N814CK U.S. Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba August 18, 1993.

 

[skytrucker]

Don't forget the most important two reason's the rest requirement doesn't get extended.... $$$$.

Nobody gives a crap about you or how little sleep you get until CNN or Fox news ever proves 200+ people died because 121/135 and a few other operators chose to make money instead of a moral decision.

Besides; It's ALL pilot error in the NTSB report.