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FAA investigating if pilots fell asleep on Hawaii flight
Last Wednesday a Go! flight from Honolulu to Hilo overshot the airport by 15 miles before turning and landing safely. Air traffic controllers were unable to reach the plane for 25 minutes, leading people to speculate whether or not the pilots drowsed off en route.Most commercial flights between Honolulu and Hilo have an autopilot function, but towards the end of a flight the pilot needs to manually set a lower altitude for landing. If you fall asleep, doing so can be difficult. Maybe the stewardesses need to serve more coffee next time.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bert Feb 20th 2008 4:00PM
Or maybe the stewardesses can put on a little show. I know I wouldn't sleep through that!
How can 2 pilots be so tired that they pass-out during a 45-60 minute flight?
Mika Feb 20th 2008 5:25PM
Maybe they were updating their facebook account or they were watching the last Prison Break Episode -which is 45 minutes long, so if they started the show 10 minutes after take off... mmh, it would make sense that they missed the airport! Have a nice day.
Bill Reals Feb 20th 2008 6:18PM
That flight is like 25 mins long, it must have been one hell of hangover.