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Effects of Pilot Fatigue & Fatigue Countermeasures

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A condensed version of a talk on pilot fatigue: the consequences of sleep deprivation, microsleeps and research on aircrew, napping strategies, and countermeasures such as caffeine and melatonin.

Chapters & program details from faasteamtv.com

Chapters 8
  1. 0:00 Sleep deprivation
  2. 5:00 Consequences
  3. 11:20 Fatigue in aircrew examples
  4. 30:20 Microsleeps and controlled naps
  5. 34:20 Managing fatigue on missions
  6. 45:20 Routines and sleep
  7. 51:40 Caffeine
  8. 58:20 Melatonin and questions

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Presenters

Bruce Wright

Presenter

Bruce A. Wright, PhD, CAsP, presented on aerospace physiology for the Federal Aviation Administration at the 2018 FAA Safety Center at EAA AirVenture.

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