In the survey conducted in Germany, 93% of the pilots admitted to taking a nap during the flight.
Can a pilot sleep while flying aircraft? The survey on German pilots has shocked. All the German pilots involved in the survey have admitted to taking a nap while running the aircraft. The German Pilot Union says that taking a nap during the flight has become a “worrying reality” for its members. The Verynigang Cockpit Union says that it recently surveyed more than 900 pilots. In the survey, 93% of the pilots admitted to taking a nap during the flight in the last few months.
This survey has raised the question whether pilots can sleep during the aircraft journey? Can the pilot take action after the survey is revealed? How do they rest in a long distance plane journey?
Can you sleep during aircraft travel or not?
Many countries of the world allow the pilot to sleep during aircraft. Let the pilot to nap in the cockpit. Cockpit is also called flight deck, it is the next part of the aircraft where pilots and co-pilots sit and blow the aircraft. Let’s control it.
According to the Washington Post report, there is a lot of strictness in the US. According to the rules, pilots cannot do this in America. This is completely banned. Airlines of many countries have determined their pilots to sleep time and place. This is called controlled rest.
Pilot in cockpit.
There are also rules for this. Whether or not the pilot aircraft will sleep during the journey, it is up to how much distance the aircraft is covering. Long -distance flights usually contain additional pilots so that the rest can rest when two pilots are running aircraft.
Based on the airline and aircraft, rest place facilities are provided. According to the Washington Post, federal aviation administration (FAA) rules limit the hours of duty of pilots, such as how much they should rest in long flights.
In some countries, the pilot is allowed for controlled rest.
What is a controlled rest?
The pilot is not allowed to sleep while flying the aircraft, but in certain conditions there is a system of controlled rest. Every major commercial aircraft have at least two pilots. One captain and the other is the first officer. If one pilot takes a controlled rest for a while, the other is completely alert. This duration is usually 20 to 40 minutes. During this time air traffic control is also informed.
Long distance flights have rest. There may also be 3-4 pilots on international routes. Some of them sleep according to the shift. Special “rest cabins” are made for this in big aircraft.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) says sleeps to erase fatigue in the cockpit, cannot make it a place to sleep forever.
What kind of sleep is there?
Pilots are not allowed to sleep very long during the aircraft journey. They can only take a nap. It can be a few minutes. This is why a blink improves the mood. Increases memory. It works to remove tiredness. Increased blood pressure also reduces.
The nap of 10 to 30 minutes is counted in a short nap. It is considered the best so that both body and body can be made energetic.
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