Originally Posted by
FlyingNone
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Somehow I get the feeling that the UAX announcement (announcer) read the code wrong - they probably saw something like "crew rest required" but read it as requested (RQD maybe?) or they simply don't know what they are reading ?
Odd.
That was my thought too but he repeated it again. I do want a focused crew of course, I've just never heard this before.
Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
It's possible that the crew had a tough flight and feels the need to rest even though they're within limits. I don't think I'm alone in always wanting a well-rested crew. The NTSB files are full of accidents where fatigue was at least a contributing factor.
Yes of course. Just an odd announcement. And since I've been here waiting figured I would have plenty of time to FT it...