Aircrew is strictly limited to FAA ruled "duty time" for each day. FAA mandates how much "duty time" can be done which is not just "flight time at the controls". Every airline worldwide has to meet FAA regulations with few exceptions in order to operate in airline flight corridors and controlled flight altitudes.
Common practice for long haul international or over ocean flights is to fly with two full crews. Unknown to most passengers, large airliners have crew rest areas which are not public access, with bunks and kitchen. As far as sleeping at the controls and falling against the "stick"..... rules state if you occupy a command seat, you have to have shoulder harness and seat belt on. Shoulder harness has auto retract and tension, so if you fall forward, it will kick in and "arrest" you. I contend the most dangerous part of airline travel is the drive to the airport. Your personal view may vary. On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 8:36 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The crews are each three people on the 380. So there are six officers > aboard the long haul flights. On Qantas anyway. > > There is considerable variation in crew training and staffing levels > between airlines. I am sure other airlines fly similar routes with less > manpower. > > Sleeping at the stick is never going to be a good look. Reminds me of the > Payne Stewart crash: > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_South_Dakota_Learjet_crash > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019, 12:58 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
