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Old 11-30-2013 | 07:12 AM
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From: FAA 'Flight Check'
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Originally Posted by LowSlowT2
The FAA seems obsessively focused on OSA for whatever reason.

As for sleep disorders, if that truly is a safety concern, there are many careers that have it as bad, if not worse.

And I would argue that doctors are one of the careers that arguably have it even worse. The ridiculousness of most doctors' schedules, particularly in the first half of their careers, has most of the same factors affecting sleep habits/disorders in AD military.
It seems the beating the fatigue drum has just brought about a response, except the manner is not what the industry workers wanted.
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