Both pilots of an A320 fell asleep in the cockpit for 28 minutes

Re:Both pilots of an A320 fell asleep in the cockpit for 28 ... by theogravity on Saturday March 09, 2024 @09:03PM (#39656172)

Not familiar with any of this - I'm guessing it's ok for one pilot to be asleep as long as there's another active one?

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Re:Both pilots of an A320 fell asleep in the cockpit for 28 ... by thsksbd on Saturday March 09, 2024 @09:05PM (#39656180)

Happens all the time.

Both asleep, though, is a big problem. About ten years ago there was a (Delta?) flight to Vegas (?) with both pilots asleep. They flew past their destination and went on their merry way until a flight attendant check up on them.

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Re:Both pilots of an A320 fell asleep in the cockpit for 28 ... by tasuki on Sunday March 10, 2024 @06:05AM (#39658003)

> flew past their destination and went on their merry way until a flight attendant check up on them.

That... doesn't seem like a great illustration of why both pilots asleep is a big problem :)

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Re:Both pilots of an A320 fell asleep in the cockpit for 28 ... by thsksbd on Sunday March 10, 2024 @10:23PM (#39664363)

They overshot the airport by about 40 minutes, which means they had to fly an extra 30 minutes back. Every minute the flight attendant delays in waking up the pilot is doubled.

That's not a huge deal in Vegas, but if you miss Honolulu that's a big problem.

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Re:Both pilots of an A320 fell asleep in the cockpit for 28 ... by potatoman22 on Saturday March 09, 2024 @09:05PM (#39656178)

Sounds like it: "The PIC then asked permission to rest from the SIC and was granted. A few seconds later, the PIC slept and the SIC then took over the PIC duty as PM."

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