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UPS pilots complained of fatigue before fatal A300 crash
The two UPS pilots killed in a crash in Birmingham, Alabama, complained of fatigue just before the accident, according to the Wall Street Journal. The report says the cockpit voice recorder on the UPS Airbus A300 captured Captain Cerea Beal and first officer Shanda Fanning discussing how tired they were while in flight. (airguideonline.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
So much for the economic difference between pax carrier pilots and cargo folks
And as an added note, most cargo, just by it's nature has to move at night, which puts those hours 100% opposite to a persons body clock. We shouldn't have let $ get in the way of rulemaking.
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Best I remember, the NTSB wanted the rules to apply across the board, but the FAA shut it down after pressure from industry groups. I'm flying on memory here. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
Every job is a choice. There are reasons to work odd hours. I worked the midnight shift for years because if fit my family situation. The most important thing about working the night hours, forget about doing the stuff normal people do. Again, one enters this world by choice. Don't like the hours, find another job and that is also part of the choice.
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Hey, you got a promotion...
Yeah, he'll get the big head now. LOL