submission - Independent Pilots Association

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5. Rccommend¡tions
c¡ttËrDe. this rrrangeocot would dlow ¡ pikr o
cc, d.c. ¡dv¡¡s notice equivabtt to thc unr rc'
m¡geo€aL es spccifrcally dcf¡ncd in ùc NPRM,
iy¡Éõo is ¡iniÊri o lt bours (Pres¡¡m¡S ù¡l ôÊ
r pruccrcd vi¡dows dnring tl! d.y' ud panbr
¡ni¡l ¡¡c¡-css. six bor¡rs would not rgpeer n be
¡s.
lin tb cuÍcal NPRM Eserve ¡¡r¡rngements is üc
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5.1. Recommended revisions to thc proposed rcguhtiors:
5. 1, 1.
tightduty rcgulations rÊPrescnt an important ad'
rd Lmirs û¡at minimize fatigtæ and optimize flight
of tlp specilic regulations æviewed above ¡æ not
iltHú åHf;ffi ¡J:ilf,roup
u rses expdicnt
slcepincss(4-64À{).
5.1.2. Minimr¡m rcst pcriods should bc dlns_red upward for sleep perids ¡Ì¡¡ inclu& he
tirrrc of pcâL circ¡dirn ¡lcrtncss (4 - ó PM)'
5. 1.3. Thc provision allowing ertcrsion of dury maximums. uP.to 24. hours (2ó yiù opcra'
uon"l delay) in augnrnrcd crcws end rn assignrncns tìat include fæ.tljties for rn-fì.ight
slecp shouid not É impÞmcntcd ur¡r¡l scþntific cvidenct is available dcmorscnung
thar'in flighr arrengrmens pres€n't alcn¡rcss at æccptabþ levels. i.¿. at le rtls equiva-
þnt to rhit on Ûre roudrr shift duraÚons
5.1.4. Rescrtc tirrr rrraogs'rrs should bc djuscd so tlrat Protcctci windowsiuf-tng futimc
otpcal circadi-an alcrr¡rss a¡e cxenðcd to comPcrts¿rc for dccr€åscd clÍrcirry of
slecp during tlut unr.
5.2. Recommendations for fut¡¡¡e rcvisiors:
Sewral of tlrcsc issr¡cs illurarc fu Dced for addiüonal dat¿ a¡¡d even wiÚt adjrstmens reDom'
I minimum rest duntion will represcnt quantiutive
urrently only qualitatiræ scientilic suPPort TÌÉrÊ'
l[ recomrnerËaúons þ viewed as tþ lint stcp in
5.2. l. NASA. in ir-s capaciry as rndependent scientific resource. should þ commLsioncd o
gather additional dau on this issue wirlr ûæ followrng pnorities;
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