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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 17 > Small-time pilots’ lives defy stereotype

Small-time pilots’ lives defy stereotype

Hearings into a fatal commuter flight have bared the daily challenges many regional pilots endure

By David M. Halbfinger / The Bulletin
May 17, 2009

Alex Lapointe, a 25-year-old co-pilot for a regional airline, says he routinely lifts off knowing he has gotten less sleep than he needs. And once or twice a week, he says, he sees the captain next to him struggling to stay alert.

That’s not his only issue, nor is he alone. The....

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