Originally Posted By RoadTrip Now this is scary... <<updated 9:45 a.m. CT, Fri., Nov. 2, 2007 DENVER - Two commercial pilots allegedly fell asleep on a flight between Baltimore and Denver, with one pilot waking up to "frantic" calls from air traffic controllers warning them they were approaching the airport at twice the speed allowed.>> Complete Story: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21595546/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21 595546/</a>
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Good grief. Asleep for not just a minute or two, but a full 45 minutes!
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder If they did, it was three years ago. I frequent a couple of aviation sites and this was old news. Matter of fact, some pilots say this type of thing happens more than we all know.
Originally Posted By jonvn Yeah, said March of 2004. I read it after I posted. I guess this is the sort of stuff in the Nasa report they don't want public.
Originally Posted By Mr X Yikes. Just yikes. The thing that really kills me is that it's a pretty short flight isn't it? I mean, it's never "okay", but I could imagine this maybe happening on a long haul flight between New York and Australia or something...but a couple hours domestic flight!? Yikes.
Originally Posted By Mr X I knew a monorail driver at DisneyWorld who fell asleep at the switch. It was early morning with no passengers, and he was sitting on the beam outside the Contemporary not moving at all (another driver had to pull up next to him and throw a penny at the window to wake him up!), but he was still fired. I should think the same should've happened to these pilots at the very least!
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<The thing that really kills me is that it's a pretty short flight isn't it? I mean, it's never "okay", but I could imagine this maybe happening on a long haul flight between New York and Australia or something...but a couple hours domestic flight!?>> And the fact that they BOTH fell asleep. Thanks goodness the computer does such a great job of flying the plane. What do pilots do during these times (besides sleeping). I'll bet TDLFan has some horror stories to share.
