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Old February 21st 08, 01:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mortimer Schnerd, RN[_2_]
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Default Airline Pilots Fly Past Airport at 20,000'

Larry Dighera wrote:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...ingpilots.html
Airline pilots may have slept past their stop in Hawaii



Hell, yes.



Does that mean that their CRM procedures tolerated one pilot asleep on
the job, or did they both fall asleep simultaneously?



Probably were both exhausted by a schedule that was marginally legal but ill
advised. I would imagine it was not through choice... the company probably
stuck them with it and gave them the choice of fly or quit.

It happens all the time. Believe me, those two weren't the only ones asleep at
the wheel that day. They just got caught.



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