No, he can’t in many, many places, nor can he even take any exit in a double trailer.daedalusx wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:08 amThe difference is that the trucker can pull on the side of the road.rookiepilot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:55 amWhen i was doing Hope Air, did lots of ZBA - YYU - YXU or YTZ - ZBA. Granted not every day, but in a 182, do the math, more than a few hours.jakeandelwood wrote: ↑Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:54 pm
I flew 2, 3 hour legs from Victoria to Regina as a GA pilot to go to a course, i was fatigued. I just finished a long stressful work week at my regular job on the night shift doing 13 hours shifts, i left at 6am on the weekend (complete opposite sleep schedule as I'm used to) and didn't get any sleep the night before as I was stressing about the weather and no other mode of transportation would have got me there in time other than flying my plane. Funny how "get there itis" is only ever thrown at GA. ANY pilot can be stressed or fatigued for any number of personnel or professional reasons outside of the cockpit and that can be on their mind when they fly. Yes i have flown commercially for several years, so i know what its like
Granted, night is harder. I’ve done some 3 hour legs on a dark overcast night a few times. No AP. Yeah, that tired me.
As for the other poster, idiot back at you. Thousands of truckers run through the night, my brother is one of them, pulling double trailers on the nutty 401. 10-12 straight hours.
Sound easier?
Have you driven the 401 on a dark, rainy night? Or snow? Know what wind can do to 2 empty trailers? Ain’t fun, he tells me. Never mind the idiots on the roads.
I’d take flying myself over his job.