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\['e owe a debr of gratitude to rhe rnâny pilots who provided us with rePorts of their<br />

encounrers with pilot fatigue. These reporrs reveal that pilot fatigue typically occurs during<br />

back-side-of-the-clock operations and after long periods of time-since-awake'<br />

The pilors would like ro thank the FAA for providing this forum and the air<br />

carriers for conrributing to ttre debate. We hope that this ARAC has demonstrated to all<br />

interested parties how unregulated scheduling can lead to dangerously high levels of pilot<br />

fatigue for reserve pilots. 'We urge the FAA to quickly remedy this very serious safety<br />

problern<br />

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