Originally Posted by
Eric Stratton
You make it sound like you've never flown tired or even fatigued. I have yet to meet a pilot who hasn't done both.
I've been more tired doing a red-eye with proper rest than I've been doing the 4 am commute thing.
I'm confused by your post. Are you saying that because guys fly fatigued, it is okay to fly fatigued?
Or are you saying that you are so tired by red-eyes that commuting doesn't make a bad situation worse?
The point of my post was that anyone commuting should avoid putting himself in a situation where he starts his rotation fatigued. Commuting can be very stressful...especially if the commuter is "cutting it close".
I'm not sure why anyone would argue with that.