DrZoos Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Pilot Cusato falls asleep at 8500 feet By Joanne McCarthy Jan. 21, 2014, 9:10 a.m. A report released yesterday revealed councillor was grounded after falling asleep mid-flight last year. TIREDNESS, illness and country and western music are to blame after a solo pilot’s 20-minute snooze through Newcastle airspace sparked a minor emergency and a serious air transport investigation. Port Macquarie businessman and city councillor was grounded after a sleep on September 1 last year that started shortly after he switched his Cessna 210 to auto-pilot and listened to country and western music on a flight from Port Macquarie to Bankstown airport. An Australian Transport Safety Bureau report released yesterday said Mr Cusato failed to respond to numerous calls from air traffic controllers in Brisbane and Sydney from 4pm as he entered Williamtown airspace at 8500 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Moral of the story!... Don`t listen to country and western music! ..... Frank. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I knew it!!!. i only hate two types of music..Country....And...Western... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 On the flip side, C&W stars like Patsy Kline have not fared well in light aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA. Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 or John Denver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Thread drift...I heard or read somewhere John Denver's accident was a result of trying to access the fuel valve and flew it into the ground while distracted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric McCandless Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I knew it!!!. i only hate two types of music..Country....And...Western... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Thread drift...I heard or read somewhere John Denver's accident was a result of trying to access the fuel valve and flew it into the ground while distracted? Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 John Denver's music was ultralight, but in the end quite down to earth. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZoos Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Michael said this scared the living daylight out of him. His autopilot put him to sleep and saved his life on the same day. I wonder how many have nodded off while actually flying . Without the ap to save them from a graveyard dive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I was working in an underground mine, studying evenings at Tech and doing flying training at 6am. The instructor said I was the first student to fall asleep during training, on my first dual cross country. Many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgmwa Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 John Denver's music was ultralight, but in the end quite down to earth. More down to earth than most. He finished up on the seabed. rgmwa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 It can happen. For some reason I got bored and the beginnings of becoming slightly drowsy.... on my first solo! But then Gnu's are strange I guess. Instructor said "ah, most people are usually a bit excited about going solo...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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