Some airline experts insist in-flight snoozes improves overall safety.
Charles Lindbergh famously fell asleep while crossing the Atlantic on his historic 1927 solo flight, and despite strict federal rules against it, experienced airline pilots say it’s not uncommon to sneak a nap inside the cockpit.
The Northwest pilots who blew 150 miles (240 kilometers) past Minneapolis this past week insist a clandestine snooze isn’t to blame for their goof at 37,000 feet (11,300 meters). "Nobody fell asleep in the cockpit," first officer Richard I. Cole told The Associated Press.
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