Gov't struggles with pilot fatigue
09-04-2013, 04:01 AM
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Reviving this old thread instead of starting a new one. Good news, it looks like new crew rest accommodations are coming to a cockpit near you ...
India's Aviation Authority to Permit Pilots to Nap in the Cockpit - Skift
India's Aviation Authority to Permit Pilots to Nap in the Cockpit - Skift
09-04-2013, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Jetjok
Although Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt has promised to vet those recommendations swiftly and turn them into a formal proposal by the FAA, the process will at a minimum take months to complete.
11-23-2013, 10:16 AM
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11-23-2013, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyJSH
We just need to provide the controllers with an loud bell. Anytime an aircraft fails to answer after two calls, the bell is rung and everybody is good as new.
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11-23-2013, 07:30 PM
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From MaydayMark's most recent post: "Coroner Mary Hassell said Friday that Erhardt died after an epileptic seizure, despite regularly taking medication. She told an inquest one possibility was that "because Moritz had been working so hard his fatigue was a trigger for the seizure that killed him."
OK.. That's it! From now on She's on top.
OK.. That's it! From now on She's on top.
11-24-2013, 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by frozenboxhauler
There was a controller at Kansas City Center, back in the early 80's that had a fog horn.
Back in the '80's? Why I remember one time back in 1913 ... this forum is starting to sound like 13 angry OLD men
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