submission - Independent Pilots Association

'lcview of proposcd flight d-uty rcguLr-tiols"
nr nignt fiury ncgr¡leton Scientific Snrdy Crroup
5. Recommend¡tions
5. L Recommended ævisions to thc proposed regulatiors:
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in ttæ curreot NPRM reserve ¡Íangemens is ütc
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adequatc
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Light-duty rcgulations represcnt ur important.ad-
¡d l¡mis rt¡at-minimÞe faúgræ and optimÞe flight
of thc specific regularions rcúewed above arl nd
¡$ quo. irs¡c¡d. rhe Srudy Group urges exPedienl
tþ following modifications:
slcepincss(4-6AM)-
5.1.2. Minimr¡m rest periods st¡ot¡ld be ¡djgs_ç{ upward for sleep perids t}¡t ir¡clude Û¡e
tirrrc of pc¡k cñ¡dian ¡lcrurcss (4 - 6 PM)'
5. 1.3. Thc provision allowing cxtcnsion of duty maximums. up .to 24. houn (26 yith oper.donal
&Otl in augnreãrcd crews and in "signn¡cns that include facilities for in-flight
sfeep sftóuiá nor Ë i-pt .e¡ted until scieñúfrc evidence is available demonstnting
r¡ar'in flighr ¡urangerrlcns prescr.æ alertness at æccprable levels, i.c. at levels equiEbnt
to thãr on ¡he routi¡æ shifi durarions'
5.1.4. Reserræ tirrc arrurgerurs strould be adju¡cd so ttrar protected windows dultng ül:
time of-peak circ¡di-an ¡lcrr¡rss are excrúcd þ cqrip€¡lså¡c for dccreased cffrcierry of
sleeP during that tinrc-
5.2. Recommendatiors for futr¡¡e rcvisions:
Scræral of rlrese issr¡es illusrraæ thc Ed for addiúornl daq and even with adjrstmens rccoroi
minimum rtst duration will represent quantiurivt
;urrently only qu"litarit''e scientilic suPPorL Tlnre'
of recommendãtions be viewed as tþ first sap in
5.2.1. NASA,in iS capaciry as independent scien-tifrc resource. should be commissioned O
gather addiúonal data on this lssue wirh rþ follorvrng pnoriùes;
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