minus-squareCptn_Slow@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Almost all German pilots admit to napping during flights in union surveylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·6 days agoYes, napping in the flight deck is a problem. The point of having two pilots is redundancy, if you incapacitate one of them, what’s the point? It’s not an outrageous requirement to be conscious during a duty day. Sure, when you are in cruise, it’s a low threat phase of flight, but if you need a nap in cruise, chances are you were fatigued when you departed. A much better system is to allow pilots to remove themselves from duty, without repercussions, when they are fatigued. linkfedilink
Yes, napping in the flight deck is a problem. The point of having two pilots is redundancy, if you incapacitate one of them, what’s the point?
It’s not an outrageous requirement to be conscious during a duty day.
Sure, when you are in cruise, it’s a low threat phase of flight, but if you need a nap in cruise, chances are you were fatigued when you departed.
A much better system is to allow pilots to remove themselves from duty, without repercussions, when they are fatigued.