Any airline pilots here?

[mustang1]

Got a question for you: when you're slightly unwell, perhaps a mild cold or something, do you still go to work or call in sick?

I know many who have office jobs and have a mild cold and still go to work,I just wondered if pilots are allowed to fly even when slightly unwell.

 

[screenman]

I would hope they do not.

 

[Drago]

Depends on how bad you are and whether you're taking medication. A slight sniffle or sore throat won't make a pilot unfit, but of they feel grim enough to take Old Doc Van Winkles Extra Snoozy Flu Remedy then its time to stay in bed.

 

[Dayvo]

They normally take a shot of whisky just before take-off to accompany the paracetamol - possibly!

 

[biggs682]

Got a question for you: when you're slightly unwell, perhaps a mild cold or something, do you still go to work or call in sick?

I know many who have office jobs and have a mild cold and still go to work,I just wondered if pilots are allowed to fly even when slightly unwell.

When i sneeze whilst driving i hate it can you imagine sneezing whilst flying a jumbo

 

[Profpointy]

When i sneeze whilst driving i hate it can you imagine sneezing whilst flying a jumbo

All the have to do is type in "New York" and hit the "go" button. They can snooze or read a book for the next 8 hours so having the odd sneeze isn't really a problem. They don't have to hold the steering wheel tightly at all times you know

 

[Biff600]

I know many who have office jobs and have a mild cold and still go to work,.

Wow, what heroes !! Medals and sticky buns all round !!

 

[gavroche]

All the have to do is type in "New York" and hit the "go" button.

What if you are only going to "Paris"?

 

[Profpointy]

What if you are only going to "Paris"?

Well duh, obviously you've got to be well enough to type in the correct destination, but anyway, you can just nip out the back and check one of of the passenger's ticket if you can't remember.

 

[Levo-Lon]

The auto pilot takes over

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rQbj9uvYL8I

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Which CC'er is going to step forward?

 

[biggs682]

All the have to do is type in "New York" and hit the "go" button. They can snooze or read a book for the next 8 hours so having the odd sneeze isn't really a problem. They don't have to hold the steering wheel tightly at all times you know

just like cruise control then

I know many who have office jobs and have a mild cold and still go to work,I just wondered if pilots are allowed to fly even when slightly unwell.

nah take a day off its easier

 

[Dayvo]

What if you are only going to "Paris"?

Then they only read a short novel. Maybe even a French letter or two.

 

[vickster]

https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/The_Common_Cold#The_Common_Cold_and_Flying

 

[Welsh wheels]

Got a question for you: when you're slightly unwell, perhaps a mild cold or something, do you still go to work or call in sick?

I know many who have office jobs and have a mild cold and still go to work,I just wondered if pilots are allowed to fly even when slightly unwell.

It would be just dangerous to drive with a common cold as it would be to fly a passenger plane. Most of the time the plane is on autopilot and you don't have to do a lot, and plus there are two sometimes even three pilots if your cold was to suddenly get a lot worse.