It does if the other pilot goes to sleep as well. I've read about two instances of that happening to major airline pilots; one plane flew out over the Pacific, and the other either overflew, or woke up before they overflew, their destination on a flight from the West Coast to somewhere in Minnesota IIRC. Gerry ................................................................... Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I read the message. Again - Does the photo show something to be concerned > about or not? > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 3:58 PM Larry Turner via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > What I think he said was: a full crew (#1) handled the plane during > > landing/take-off while the other rested, then Crew #2 that was resting > > handled the duties during the middle part of the flight. I think a > > crew consists of 3 to 5 or more members depending on the plane. > > > > On 2/25/2019 3:30 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > > So are you saying that in essence, the sleeping pilot is nothing to worry > > > about? > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 11:49 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> Sydney to LA on the a380 qantas run two complete flight crews. One > > handles > > >> takeoff and landing. The other handles the middle bit. Crew 1 sleeps in > > the > > >> middle. > > >> > > >> For takeoff and landing there is always an extra officer on the flight > > deck > > >> whose job is only to watch the other three and pick up any errors or > > >> irregularities. A friend is a pilot with them. > > >> > > >> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 2:08 PM archer75--- via Mercedes < > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> On Sun, 24 Feb 2019 15:28:45 -0500 > > >>> "arche...@embarqmail.com" <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Pilot asleep at controls of 747. > > >>>> > > >>>> https://www.instagram.com/p/BuHB1AyHpUM/ > > >>>> > > >>> Gerry wrote: > > >>> I don't see how airline pilots stay awake on long flights with the > > >>> autopilots flying the plane. Do they take turns napping? Read books? > > Play > > >>> games? Seems like a boring job most of the time. > > >>> > > >>> --- > > >>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > >>> https://www.avg.com > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________ > > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >>> > > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >>> > > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >>> > > >>> > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
