Create Guardrails To Manage Fatigue Like Pro Pilots
At the airlines, pilot rest and duty time limits are the law. For private pilots, it’s up to us …
A former military instructor in the Boeing B-52, Frank Ayers is an ATP and a CFI with more than 7,000 hours of flight experience. He teaches aviation science at Embry-Riddle Aeronatutical University.
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At the airlines, pilot rest and duty time limits are the law. For private pilots, it’s up to us …
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