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Pilot switching a control in the cockpit of a commercial airplane
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011

Open quoteThe government cannot put a chocolate on every one of their pillows and tuck them in at night.Close quote

  • JOHN MICA,
  • chairman of the House Transportation Committee, on pilots' personal responsibility for showing up to work well rested; new rules require that they receive 30 consecutive hours off per week and sleep eight hours a day
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