Originally Posted by
AFW_MD11
You are EXACTLY right!
why don't more pilots make that fatigue call?
What is it that causes us to gut it out and rely on our fellow pilots to carry us? especially when they're probably just as tired as we are?
If YOU're tired, it is more likely than not that the other pilot(s) on your crew are too.
so....why? why do we continue to do it??
I flew with an f/o that, when he called in fatigued from HKG, was taken off his trip. He was then d/h'd back to MEM to explain to his ACP why he wasn't properly rested for his trip!*?
Maybe that's why? That despite all the "lip-service" about safety, there's ALWAYS the threat of discipline!*? Talk all you want about union/management Safety Management Systems ... our management is hard-wired to dole out punishment at every turn.
It's really disappointing