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Howdy Ya'll,
I was wonderin' how most of you combat fatigue while flying?
I am an AF trained pilot and don't really know much about how the civil side trains. In the AF, pilots do not get much training on combatting fatigue. I've seen some crazy things AF pilots do to try to stay awake, like rubbing Flexall on their cheeks and poking pencils in their legs. Really!!! I've even taken go pills, which really do the trick in waking me up.
Do you think as a pilot gains experience and experiences severe fatigue up close and personal, he or she gets better at combatting fatigue? I just think the AF places to little emphasis on fatigue while training pilots.
Chris Bow
I was wonderin' how most of you combat fatigue while flying?
I am an AF trained pilot and don't really know much about how the civil side trains. In the AF, pilots do not get much training on combatting fatigue. I've seen some crazy things AF pilots do to try to stay awake, like rubbing Flexall on their cheeks and poking pencils in their legs. Really!!! I've even taken go pills, which really do the trick in waking me up.
Do you think as a pilot gains experience and experiences severe fatigue up close and personal, he or she gets better at combatting fatigue? I just think the AF places to little emphasis on fatigue while training pilots.
Chris Bow