Johnso29

I'd suggest re-reading the NTSB report on the Colgan accident, especially the section on fatigue issues. They go into great depth on the accident's crew 72-hour history, the lack of adequate sleep, lack of professionalism in not being fit or duty. They blame the company for not monitoring fatigue, providing support to crews, for not even being aware of how many commuters the EWR base had. To be fair, they cite a FDX accident where fatigue was an issue (TLH) and the captain did, in fact, live near his MEM base.

Saying fatigue was not an issue in this accident, fatigue generated partially by commuting, is to ignore the facts presented by the Board in the report.

No, living "in base" won't guarantee being rested and fit for duty, but it certainly increases the opportunity to be so. Yes, I have airline experience with fatigued commuting pilots, only one of the reasons I'm opposed.

GF