Pilot Fatigue:
Safety in Flight

Aviation today had some of the most serious and pressing safety issues to deal with. The increasing age of the fleet, the constant downsizing of personnel, pay cuts and companies doing what they can to stay afloat; all the while taking the concern of safety to the back burner. All of these problems do not just affect the civilian aviation community; they affect the military aviation community as well. One of the growing concerns with military aviation is the effects that sleep poses on the safety aspect of flight and operations. I will address:
1. How sleep affects safe flight
2. The Air Force's current procedures
3. A safety program designed to protect resources
Sleep is a basic primal function much the same as eating or drinking but it is often over looked when the job needs to get done at a cost to safety.

Sleep and Flight

Many of us have traveled to a different time zone in the United States or some have traveled to a different......

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Title: Pilot Safety/Fatigue
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Approximate Pages: 10 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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