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Old 07-12-2021, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Forgotmywallet View Post
Great book that has several paragraphs on airline pilots. Discusses melatonin as well.
One of the best books on sleep I’ve read. Author is a professor of neuroscience at Berkeley. I did weekly redeyes for B6 for four straight years.
https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-.../dp/1501144324
Just finished reading this book based on recommendations here on APC. Really top notch info that every pilot should read.

If the FAA really did “follow the science “, Part 117 duty time rules would have went a whole lot further. Can’t help coming away from reading that book and thinking “this job is inherently very, very unhealthy “

You’ll never avoid the worst long term effects, but a book like this gives some strategies to mitigate them somewhat.
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