Originally Posted by
mjarosz
Experts who testified during the first day of NTSB hearings said Renslow — who slept in Colgan's flight crew room prior to the flight, violating regulations — could have prevented the plane's plunge into a private home had he lowered the nose of the aircraft. Instead, the 47-year-old pilot — who took private flying lessons to obtain his commercial license — pulled the plane upward.
Sleeping the crew room violation of regulations? You gotta be kidding. And taking private flying lessons to get your commercial? Are there public lessons I can take for much less money?
Get real buddy.
I think the point they're getting at is ... if you aren't properly rested, you shouldn't be flying. If both of them were sleeping in the crew room because they were fatigued, and you are sending text messsages to friends saying that you are tired and you are considering calling in sick ... then yes, you would be violating regulations.
If you don't feel well rested, don't go to work. It is that simple.