On Sun, 24 Feb 2019 15:28:45 -0500
"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 bo
Yeah, excitement is NEVER something to hope for.
On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 5:08 PM archer75--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Feb 2019 15:28:45 -0500
> "arche...@embarqmail.com" wrote:
>
> > Pilot asleep at controls of 747.
> >
> > https://www.instagram.com/p/BuHB1AyHpUM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQbj9uvYL8I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMhYl74vw2c
--FT
On 2/24/19 6:13 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Yeah, excitement is NEVER something to hope for.
On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 5:08 PM archer75--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
On
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 erro
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 m
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
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 C
Only if he slumps forward against the controls.
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 3:40 PM 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
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 Minnes
God point. Sleep is contagious. Yet - these things fly themselves.
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 8:06 PM archer75--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 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 fl
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 nev
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
fl
I was flying business class to Amsterdam on KLM, a regular gig when we went to
the Middle East or Africa, as KLM and El Al were the only airlines we were
allowed to fly for security reasons. Anyway, I’m on the upper deck of a 747-400
and my seat back breaks before we take off. We’ve already push
Broken seats are not all that uncommon and they MUST reseat you no matter
how trivial the flaw may seem.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 6:10 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I was flying business class to Amsterdam on KLM, a regular gig when we
> went to the Middle East or A
Yup. I know that all too well. I actually enjoyed the bunkroom as it had all
the amenities of home despite being a little cramped, and when the cabin crew
ducked in to get a break they usually brought me food and drinks, too.
-D
> On Feb 26, 2019, at 10:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
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> B
That wouldn’t happen now days. They would pull back to the gate and throw you
off.
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> On Feb 26, 2019, at 5:09 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I was flying business class to Amsterdam on KLM, a regular gig when we went
> to the Middle East or Africa, as KLM and El
Doubt it. Not for a business class passenger. Business and first class
passengers are the ones that pay the bills. Kick me off the flight? You just
dropped $2k in airfare.
-D
> On Feb 26, 2019, at 10:55 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> That wouldn’t happen now days. They woul
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