Originally Posted by
afterburn81
Thanks for the inside info Tony. I was hoping there were some former controllers here. You flew 121 in the U.S. from what I remember. How would you compare your level of fatigue and the FAA work rules as a controller opposed to flying?
Things that were different:
1. I never flew all morning / afternoon, then came in that late evening for a red-eye in the airline biz.
2. I never came home from flying "buzzed". Meaning, I would come home from working radar late in the evening, and couldn't sleep for a few hours, even though I was tired.
3. Flying red eyes and working mids both suck. But, it was much easier in the airline world.
You rarely work 5 days a week, 2 day weekend in the airline biz.