Scheduled sleep periods critical for safety of ultra-long haul flights The amount and quality of sleep long-haul pilots obtain during flight is a critical factor in the safety of ultra-long range flight operations. A recent study suggests that a sleep period later in the flight results in a more alert crew on duty for the critical landing phase. Ultra-long range (ULR) flights are defined as those non-stop flights of 16 hours duration or more covering 8,000 nautical miles (NM) or…
Later In-Flight Sleep Produces More Alert Pilots for Landing
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