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an dIndustr y Affair s Federa l Aviatiot i Administratio n 20 0 Independenc e Avenue , Sw , Roo m102 2 Washington , D C 20591-000 1 Dea r Ms . Walsh , I hav e recentl y bee n contacte db y Ms . Chery l Eske y o f Virgim aBeach , Virginia . Attache dpleas e fin dacop y o f tha t correspondence . I woul dappreciat e i t i f yo u couf d loo k int o thi s matte r

an dprovid e m e wit ha n appFopriat e response . TharJ c you .

Sinceiely , 1 i" i 

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k Warne r Unite dState s Senat

e 459 A Russel l Senate Offic e Buildin g Washington . D C 205IO-460 I Dea r Senator Warner ; A s amember

o f th e flyii\g public , 1 hav e seriou s concern s abou t th e FAA' s propose dne w Flight

Time/Dut y Tim e requirements . Whil e I appreciate th e FAA' s attempt s t o mak

e publi c safet

y ato p priority , I don' t

believ e tha

t th e Notic e o f

Propose dRulemakin g (NPKJM ) goe s fer enought o effectively addres s pilo t

fetigue. A s yo u know , th e curren t

NPR M include s asignificant increas e i n th e numbe r o f pilots ' flight

hour s anddoe s no t

ensure adequat

e res t periods . [ strongly disagre e wit

hthes e provisions . It

i s imperativ e that

al l ciewmembcr s receiv e aminimumo f eight hour s o f sleep pe r night - the y ar e n o differen

t than th e res t

o f us . I n thei r dow n time

> pilot s nee dto get abite t o ea t

exercise , cal l hom e t o thei r love dones , ge t

ready for bed , andstil l hav e enoug htim e t o ge t aful l night' s sleep . The propose dnin e hou n o f rest doesn' t allo w sufficien

t time for pilot s t o take care o f themselve s an dstil l ge t

enoug hsleep t o do their

job s t o th e bes t

o f their abilities . O n to p o f decreasin g th e amount

o f res t apilo t ca n get , th e NPR

M i s als o proposin g t o increas e flight time b y 25% . 1 kno w fromexperienc e tha t puttin g i n alon g day a

t wor k i s eichausting - andi t

I s common sens e tha

t increasin g th e numbe r

o f hour s apilo t

spend s i n th e cockpi t

will increas e fatigue . Te n hour s o f

in-flight time i s simply to o much . A s afrequen t traveler , i t i s critical t o roe tha

t every pilo t

o n ever y flight i s well-reste dandwell-prepare dfor ou r trip . Th e NPR

M a s i t i s currently writte n decrease s m

y leve l o f confidenc e tha

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### Thi s propose drul e i s criticall y important no t only to airlin e employees , bu t als o t o th e flying publi c - peopl e like tus . We nee dt o er r o n th e side o f cautio n an dinak e sure that th e rule s w e esitabUs

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time . W e can' t

affor dt o mak e amistake wit

h thes e rule s - to o man y live s depen do n gettb g i t right . Than k yo u fo r you r time . Sincerely , Cheryl S - Eske y 757-363-912 903/02/201 1 09:2 7 2022G7507 5 OFFIC E O F RULEMAKING PAG E 0 5

PETE R J . VISCLOSK Y 'ETMSmicT.fHOlM * COMMn-re E O N A^nOPRIATION S CaNGRESSIONA L STEE L CAUCU S

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Babbitt : I writ e o n behal f

o f Ntr . Rober t

Hudacin , aresiden t

o f Indiana' s Firs t

Congressiona l District . Mr . Hudaci n ha s contacte dm e t o expres s hi s concern s regardin g th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration' s (FAA ) propose drul e o n Flightcre w Membe r Dul y an dRes t

Requirements . Enclosed , pleas e Sn dacop y o f th e correspondenc e I hav e receive dfro mM r Hudacin , I woul d appreciat e you r

addressin g hi s concern s an dmakin g hi s ooirespondenc e par t o f th e officia l comment s yo u receiv e fo r th e propose dregulation . Than k yo u i n advanc e fo r

you r seriou s consideratio n o f thi s matter . D o no t

hesitat e t o Jet m e kno w i f

yo n hav e an y question s o r nee dadditiona l information . Sincerely , 

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t tha n 1h » ns t o f us . I n thei rd(M n time , pilot s nee d t o ge t a bit e 1 0 eat , «)«roi»e , cal l hom e t o (hei rlove d ones , ge Aread yforbed , an d sfl t hav e enoug h ttm « t o go t • ful l nigtif s sleep . Th e propose d nin e houre o f rest doeen t allo wsuffldsn t tim e forptet s to tak s car e o f tfieinseh«s an d aUl l ge t enoug h slee p t o d & 1helr)ob s t o ih a bes t o f thei rabTltias . O n to p o f decreasin g th e amoun t o f res t a pIlQ t ca n get , Ih e NPR M to als o proposin g t o Increas e fl^ l tim e b y25% . ((eno wfrom expcritne e tha t puttin g I n a lon g daya t wor k J a exhaustin g - an d Kb commo n sens e Iha t Increaein g ff wnumbe ro f hour s a pilo t spend s I n th a cocfcpt t w W inersas e fatJoue - Te n hour s o f fn-fllgh t tim e i s simpl yto o much . A s a frequen t (raveter , KI s cnlica l t o m e tha t evei ypHo t o rever yflight I s well-reste d an d well-prepare d fa rou rtrip . Th e NPR M e s I t i s cunwitl y writte n decrease s m yleve l o f confidenc e tftat thi s wil l b e th e case . Thi s propose d rul » I s crib'call yImportan t no t onl yt o airlin s smpfeyees , bu t als o t o th e flying publi c* peopl e lllce me . W e nee d to en - o n th e sid e o f cautio n an d mak e sur e Iha t Ih e rule s w e establis h ertcourag e ou r pilot s t o ge l th e res t the ynee d D o mak e sur e ever

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drivef « ge t mor e res t tha n pilots . 8ineerely . Rober t Hudad n 219-696-413 5



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