Originally Posted by
Alan Shore
So which is it -- you'll never get the rest you need during the day so flying at night is always unsafe in the end, or it's OK as long as you knew you'd be doing it when you applied for the job?
You can't have it both ways.
Try again. I think I explained it pretty well and that doesn't even begin to address it. You're either not comprehending what I wrote or your logic is faulty.
Originally Posted by
Alan Shore
I do understand what you're saying -- I'm disagreeing with you. CDO's were analyzed under the same scientific process as the rest of the FARs. Whoever designed and ran these studies determined that extended WOCL flying could be done safely if an appropriate sleep opportunity was provided during the duty period, a limit was placed on consecutive CDO's, and normal rest was provided between them.
They were making the assumption that guys were going to sleep during the day in preparation for this. This wreaks of a committee comprised of people who don't really understand what happens with these CDO's in the real world. Are you seriously telling me that you think it's safe for someone to conduct a flight after only getting 3 or 4 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period? Do you actually fly the line?
