I think he meant that reading your Ops specs would induce boredom.....so you fall asleep.

Good suggestions. Lights off, fan on, and also I wear earplugs every-night to eliminate the possibility of being waken from people running through the halls, moaning noises through the walls, etc.

It might be hard to get but try a glass of warm milk....lol....just like the good ol' days.:D

This is a good thread, I'm kind of amazed we've talked about everything else, (what flight case to get a million times) but this rarely comes up. Anyway, I've had similar problems and I'm gradually getting a routine down that's similar, but I was also going to add that there are only two things we should be doing in bed: sleeping, and reading isn't the other one.

BTW does anyone know how big a flight case will fit in one of those shiny new CRJ's? My old one has those roller blade wheels that light up but it doesn't seem to fit.

Melotonin is the natural substance that builds up in our bodies to tell it it's time to sleep. Taking it in a pill just boosts the reaction. It will not show up in a drug test. Even if it was it would just mean your tired! Just make sure it's just the supplement and not a "sleep aid" with other stuff in it.

Some warm milk, and turn the lights low. Also get your F/A to read you a bedtime story, I like the berenstien bears myself....

just rub one out....puts me to sleep everytime...

seriously though, my wife is a flight doc and she wrote a paper on sleep hygiene when we were in the desert. i will look to see if i can find the paper and post it here.

we had a lot of trouble getting dudes to fall asleep and i was on the night shift so it REALLY sucked for me. I had to go to sleep at 7-8am and would wake up at 6pm for dinner and then a 1045pm show for a 0045 take off, then fly for 4.5 hours and do it all over again....ugh!!

the funny part about all of that is that she actually told one of the guys in my squadron to just rub one out, and the next day he came up to her and said, "that worked Doc!!!"

anyway, i will look for the paper....

Just let Selma tuck you in...works for me...

I think Selma was the chain-smoking court clerk or bailiff in "Night Court" if anyone remembers that - not that hot. Salma on the other hand... or the other hand... might work.