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Originally Posted by Boeing Guy
Graham,....
Well I am a Euro-sceptic, seeing that being in Europe will protect Workers etc, why oh why are the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) being forced into introducing European Flight Time Limitations (FTL's). These are seen by many in the Airline industry as being less stringent than the UK ones, which work very well. The CAA have given the data from their SAFE program showing that under European FTL's Pilots are more fatigued and can put lives at risk.
In particular, the proposed EU rules could see pilots so tired that they have the equivalent performance detriment of being Four times over the legal alcohol limit.
far from this being the Airline Pilots Union (BALPA), these figures are derived from the CAA's and Qinetiq's findings. So they are not just some Union rhetoric.
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This is true and an issue. In this case we have better regulations. In many other cases we have poorer regulations.