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Has a responsibility to remove himself from flight if he's fatigued. >> reporter: yet colgan air, operator of doomed flight 3407 that crashed a year ago, recently issued a memo to limit fatigue call-ins. aviation safety experts say that amounts to pilot pushing, pressuring crews to fly whether or not they're fit. the internal colgan memo states crews may not call in fatigued if they're coming off a break of at least 12 hours. the safety department will ultimately determine whether a fatigue call is acceptable or not. the memo threatens "blatant abuse of the fatigue option will be addressed as ...
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