
Evaluation of a pilot’s speech before a flight might prove to be an accurate means of determining whether he or she is dangerously sleepy or fatigued1 and should not fly an aircraft, according to a report by a team of Brazilian researchers.2
Aviation Research, Human Factors
How a pilot speaks may help identify cases of fatigue and sleepiness, researchers say.
by Linda Werfelman | April 19, 2019
Evaluation of a pilot’s speech before a flight might prove to be an accurate means of determining whether he or she is dangerously sleepy or fatigued1 and should not fly an aircraft, according to a report by a team of Brazilian researchers.2
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