Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Two mesa pilots in a CRJ fell asleep, overshot one of the Hawaiian islands, headed out to sea and almost flamed out before they made it back to land. CA had OSA for sure, I believe that incident was the catalyst although the post-colgan fatigue studies probably played a role.
Also any of a number of fatigue-involved accidents might have been affected in the past. It's a reasonable suspicion, and can't be disproved.
The problem with the FAA's logic here is that both pilots fell asleep, but only one had OSA. Why'd the OTHER one fall asleep, and why isn't this the cause of both of them falling asleep?
I think we all know the answer - sucko Mesa schedules had them living in perpetual fatigue. But OSA makes a convenient scapegoat.