Originally Posted by
Tom a Hawk
Sooo, is this saying that it is SOP at air canada for one pilot to take a nap on a night overwater flight as long as its less than 40 minutes? It's an actual procedure?
Not sure about SOP in the Great White North but elsewhere in the world it's an accepted procedure and known as "controlled rest". Down here, if you want a 40minute nap, you let the FA's know and they make sure not to disturb you until your time is up. The other guy puts all the straps on and wakes you up after your 40 mins. Also, you have to be awake no later than 20 mins before TOD.
The only time our guys tend to use it is on a red-eye or a late night transcon.