Wright Flyer Paper : Fatigue Management for Aerospace Expeditionary Forces Deployment and Sustained Operations, Vol. 12

By Major Michael A. LeClair, USAF

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Reproduction Date: 10/17/2012

Title:	Wright Flyer Paper : Fatigue Management for Aerospace Expeditionary Forces Deployment and Sustained Operations, Vol. 12
Author:	Major Michael A. LeClair, USAF
Volume:	12
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, Air Force
Collections:	Authors Community, Technology
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Publisher:	Air University Press

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Citation APA MLA Chicago Michael A. Leclair, Usa, B. M. (n.d.). Wright Flyer Paper : Fatigue Management for Aerospace Expeditionary Forces Deployment and Sustained Operations, Vol. 12. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Having flown in a single-seat cockpit more than 14 hours deploying to Southwest Asia, I am familiar with the negative effects of long duration flights as well as the impact transmeridian sorties have on an aircrew’s circadian rhythm. Any attempt to make that experience less painful for the aviators climbing into their jets during future deployments deserves pursuit and further investigation. Unfortunately, a great deal of the information available for the operational aircrews is either underemphasized at best or totally ignored by the personnel that the data is intended to support, the aviators. Typically, fatigue and circadian rhythm disruption are assumed as “necessary evils” that aviators have no choice but to accept. Yet fatigue can be a significant factor in terms of performance degradation and must no longer be overlooked. I have amassed the most current research regarding fatigue and its associated countermeasures, and I strongly recommend both commanders and aircrews apply the information presented in this research paper if they are to continue to safely meet the challenges of an Expeditionary Aerospace Force.