How Bad Is The Pilot Fatigue Problem?

Patrick Veillette, Ph.D. July 20, 2018
Between 2010 and 2012, more than 6,000 European pilots were asked to self-assess the level of fatigue they were experiencing during their flight duties. The study, “2012 Barometer on Pilot Fatigue,” collected data from members of the European Cockpit Association, which represents over 38,000 pilots...
Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.

Upon his retirement as a non-routine flight operations captain from a fractional operator in 2015, Dr. Veillette had accumulated more than 20,000 hours of flight experience in 240 types of aircraft—including balloons, rotorcraft, sea planes, gliders, war birds, supersonic jets and large commercial transports. He is an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University.

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