Half of British pilots admit to sleeping in cockpit

[NormanH]

I suppose this is less likely in short flights...or I hope so!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-28/half-of-british-pilots-admit-to-sleeping-in-cockpit/4986552

[Alan Zoff]

With my qualifications, I'm thinking of applying for a job. I can sleep anywhere.

[NickP]

Sounds like propaganda by the airline pilots for less hours. They should be careful because very soon they wont be needed at all. There are plenty of planes now flying around without pilots, it's only a matter of time before RyanAir will have one controller "flying" about a dozen aircraft, still it will be good to sit in the front although O'Leary will probably charge you extra  [I]

[Clarkkent]

Long haul must be a pretty boring experience. I'm not surprised they fall asleep.

In the future, there will just be one man and a dog on the flight deck. The man will be there to give passengers the reassurance that there is a real human in the driving seat, and the dog will be there to bite him if he touches anything.

[Pickles]

Regardless of the automation capabilities, I think that I would still prefer that the person in control of the aircraft has as much to lose from a mistake as I do as a passenger, and preferably is the first one to arrive at the site of the crash ...