| Re: Pilots asleep at controls |
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Group: aus.aviation · Group Profile
Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Nov 16, 2007 17:19
Rob Ford wrote:
> thomashouseman wrote:
>> http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,23483,22710972-27977,00.html
>> TWO US pilots fell asleep on an overnight flight, only to be woken by
>> an air traffic controller who noticed they were not flying on track.
>> After making frantic calls to the aircraft just 20 minutes before the
>> plane was due to land, the traffic controller warned the pilots they
>> were travelling too fast and too high. >
> Same thing happened to Virgin Blue a few years ago. A 737 en-route from
> Perth overflew Sydney alerting cabin crew who banged on the door until the
> pilots woke up. The aircraft landed without incident. I'll try and find a
> report into the incident.
So much for locked doors improving safety. How long would the pilots
have had to remain asleep before the plane didn't have enough fuel to
make it back to Sydney?
Sylvia.
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