did these pilots fall asleep or what?


	did these pilots fall asleep or what?

shaor

10-23-2009 8:11 AM

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10-23-2009 9:35 AM

smellydiaper

i think so myself. cockpit recorders will rat them out if they did. Scary to think about, flying god knows how long on autopilot with nobody at control or watching.

10-23-2009 9:41 AM

bignosemousie

Scary to think about, flying god knows how long on autopilot with nobody at control or watching.

If true, that shows how awesome autopilot is; not a replacement but keeps things going if the pilots are down (or sleeping or texting, haha)

10-23-2009 10:57 AM

Kelika

They claimed they were engrossed in a conversation about airline policies......

10-26-2009 5:34 PM

wiganfootie

They were having an argument

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