Originally Posted by
hydra
There are multiple factors which cause fatigue. One of them is poor nutrition. The obvious one is improper rest. Circadian rhythm shifts are another. Some people wait until they are draggin ass to call. I don't let myself get to that state. It's not good for my passengers or for me.
I know my body well enough, and have been around this gig long enough to know when I'll be properly rested. And I take the necessary steps, afforded by agreement, to ensure I'm well rested, well nourished and safe to fly.
Yea I think his point is, and mine as well, that fatigues are not a normal means of obtaining everything you listed, in the rest of the industry. It is a means to rectify an abnormal situation to your work schedule. Being ran into the ground every tour and just fatiguing once or twice a tour shouldn't be the standard. Now, NetJets created that problem, not the pilots, so you guys have to do what you have to do, to mitigate those issues.