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Inside the Secret World of Tired Pilots

Overworked airline pilots grab sleep in crash pads and crew rooms. Are you safe?

Inside the Secret World of Tired Pilots

Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
Inside Airline Pilot 'Crash Pads'
After the Buffalo crash, some airlines started to put up signs like these, telling pilots that if caught sleeping overnight in the crew room they "may be removed without pay in the interest of safety from their next work assignment." (ABC News)
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