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.
In some cultures, a witch doctor throwing chicken bones on a floor IS science. In ours however, it is not. If science were truly recognized in the area of fatigue, it would not be illegal to take a nap at the controls of a dual piloted aircraft.
Science.... ygtbsm. This is all about politics.