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o f tli e flying public , 1 hav e seriou s concern s about th e FAA' s propose dne w Fligh t Time/Duty 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 that

th e Notic e o f Propose dRulemakin g (NPKM ) goe s fa r enoug h t o cfRctivel y addres s pilo t fatigue . A s you know , th e curren t NPRM include s asignificant increas e in tli e numbe r

o f pilots ' flight

hour s an ddoe s no t ensur e adequat e res t

periods . I strongl y disagre e with thes e provisions . I t i s imperativ e tha t

al l crewmember s receiv e aminimu mo f

eigh t hour s o f sleep pe r nigh t - the y arc n o different

tha n th e res t

o f us . T n thei r dow n lime , pilot s nee dt o ge t

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

read y for bed , an dstil l hav e enoug h tim e t o get afial l night' s sleep . Th e propose dnin e hour s o f res t doesn' t allo w sufficient

tim e fo r pilot s t o tak e car e o f themselve s an dstil l ge t

enoug hslee p t o d o thei r

jobs t o th e bes t

o f tliei r abilities . On to p o f decreasin g th e amoun t

o f res t apilo t can get , th e NPRM i s als o proposin g t o increas e flight tim e b y 25% . I kno w fro

mexperienc e that

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wil l increas e fatigue . Te n hour s o f

in-fligh t tim e i s simpl y to o much . A s afirequen

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i s critica l t o m e that

ever y pilo t on every flight

i s well-reste dan dwell-prepare dfo r our trip , Th e NPR M a s i t

i s currentl y writte n decrca-se s my leve l o f confidenc e tha t

thi s wil l b e th e case . Thi s propose drul e i s criticall y importan t no t onl y t o aixlia s employees , bu t als o t o th e flyin g publi c - peopl e like me . W e nee dt o er

r on th e sid e o f

cautio n an dmak e sur e tlia t th e rule s w e establis h encourag e ou r pilot s t o get

th e res t the y nee dt o mak e sur e every flight i s asaf e one . I encourag e you an dth e FA A t o revisi t thes e rule s t o ad dmor e res t tim e an dno t

increas e flight

time . We can' t

affor dt o make amistake wit

h thes e rule s - to o man y live s depen do n gettin g it right . Than k yo u fo r you r time . Sincerely ,

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- Whil e I appreciat e th e FAA' s attempt s t o mak e publi c safet ya to p priority , I don' t believ e tha t th e Notic e o f Propose d Rulemakin g (NPRM ) goe s fa r enoug h t o effectivel y addiea s pilo t fatigue . A s yo u know , th e curren t NPR M include s a significan t increas e i n th e numbe r o f pilots ' fligh t hour s an d doe s no t ensur e adequat e res t periods . I strongl ydisagre e wit h thes e provisions . I t i s imperativ e tha t al l crewmember s receiv e a minimumo f eigh t hour s o f slee p pe r nigh t - the yar e n o differen t tha n th e res t o f us . I n thei r dow n time , pilot s nee d t o ge t a bit e t o eat , exercise , cal l hom e t o thei r love d ones , ge t readyfo r bed , an d stil l hav e enoug h tim e t o ge t a ful l night' s sleep . Th e propose d nin e hour s o f reii t doesn' t allo w sufficien t tim e fo r pilot s t o tak e car e o f themselve s an d stil l ge t enoug h slee p t o d o thei r job s t o th e bes t o f thei r abilities . O n to p o f decreasin g th e amoun t o f res t a pilo t ca n get , th e NPR M i a als o proposin g t o increas e fligh t tim e by25* . 1 kno w fro mexperienc e tha t puttin g i n a lon g da ya t wor k i s exhaustin g - an d i t i s commo n sens e tha t increasin g th e nxunber o f hour s a pilo t spend s i n th e cockpi t wil l increas e fatigue . Te n hour s o f in-fligh t tim e i s simpl yto o much . A s a frequen t traveler , i t i s critica l t o m e tha t ever ypilo t o n ever yfligh t i a well-reste d and well-prepare d fo r ou r trip . Th e NPR M a s i t i s currentl y writte n decrease s m yleve l o f confidenc e tha t thi s wil l b e th e case . Thi s propose d rul e i s criticall yimportein t no t onl yt o airlin e ea^iloyees , bu t als o t o th e flyin g publi c - peopl e lik e me . W e nee d t o er r o n th e aid e o f cautio n an d mak e sur e tha t th e rule s w e establis h encourag e ou r pilot s t o ge t th e res t the ynee d t o mak e sur e ever yfligh t i s a saf e one . I encourag e yo u an d th e FA At o revisi t thes e rule s t o ad d mor e res t tim e an d no t increas e fligh t time . W e can' t affor d t o inak e a mistak e wit h thes e rule s - to o manylive s depen d o n gettin g i t right . Pag e 1 o12/22/201 0 10:0 0 202267507 5 OFFIC E O F RULEMAKIN G PAG E 0 4

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## n P 1 : Novembe r4 , 201 0 Administrato rJ . Randolp h Babbit t 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Roo m 101 0 Washington , D C 2059 1 Re : Support thes e change s t o th e FAA' s Fligh t Time/Dut yTim e NPR M Dea rAdministrato rBabbitt ; A s a citize n an d famil ymembe ro f a U S commercia l pilo t concerne d abou t fligh t safet yissue s an d pilo t fatigu e reviewin g th e FAA Notic e o f Propose d Rulemakin g (NPRM ) o n Fligh t cre w membe rDut yan d Res t Requirement s I a m please d tha t th e majorit yo f th e NPR M represent s a n Improvemen t t o curren t regulation s an d cover s al l commercia l operation s i n th e spiri t o f "On e Leve l o f Safety. " However , ther e ar e som e specifi c item s tha t nee d t o b e change d i n orde rt o mitigat e fatigu e fo rth e professiona l pilot . 1 ) Th e fligh t tim e limi t shoul d not b e increase d 25 % fro m 8 hour s t o 1 0 hours . 2 ) Th e augmente d ( 3 person ) fligh t tim e limi t shoul d no t b e increase d 25 % fro m 1 2 t o 1 5 hours . 3 ) Res t requirement s shoul d b e 1 0 hour s domesti c an d 1 4 hour s international . 9 hours , reducibl e t o 8 hour s i s no t enoug h tim e t o •achiev e restorativ e sleep , eat , an d atten d t o persona l hygien e betwee n dut yperiods . 4 ) Domesti c augmentatio n shoul d no t b e allowed . A s a concerne d citize n an d famil ymembe ro f a professiona l commercia l aviato rworkin g a t hig h spee d i n congeste d airspace , an d throug h arduou s weathe r conditions , I kno w tha t fatigu e mitigatio n i s paramoun t t o improvin g th e safet yo f th e travelin g public . Th e NTS B ha s hel d fatigu e o n it s "Mos t Wante d List " fo rthirt yyear s becaus e i t i s a proble m tha t fligh t crew s dea l wit h o n a dail ybasis . Thi s FAA NPR M wil l g o a lon g wa yt o reducin g fatigu e an d increasin g safet yi f thes e item s ar e addressed . Sincerely ,



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