Duty/Rest Guidelines 2014 for Business Aviation — a free, three-part digital document set for release in mid-April — answers the clamor from U.S. business aircraft operators and pilots for fresh expert advice on this critical subject, the authors say. It’s the product of six months of research and development, and three additional months of editorial refinement, by a fatigue task force formed in July 2013 by Flight Safety Foundation and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA).
The task force essentially reconsidered this industry sector’s long-used, voluntary practices for managing duty time, flight time and rest in light of the latest operational needs and advances in the science of fatigue, says Leigh White, president of Alertness Solutions, who chaired the task force.
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