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We can always find statistical outliers. At some point we have to be able to grant a pilot the benefit of the doubt regarding their own rest state and fitness for duty.
I'd been lucky with all 3 of mine if I had ever gotten a half nights sleep before work. Im kind of glad I don't know how little it was and how long the longest bit of sleep even got to. Originally Posted by Herkflyr
It's also perfectly legal for a non-commuter to be up half the night with a crying infant, have an 0600 report, meaning he or she is waking up at 4 (not even including said crying baby), get stuck on I-285 after a tractor trailer jackknifes, and then fly a long duty day, with a few swigs of coffee to keep them going.We can always find statistical outliers. At some point we have to be able to grant a pilot the benefit of the doubt regarding their own rest state and fitness for duty.
And I live in base.