The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has started an investigation into an   
   incident in which a pilot would have fallen asleep. When he awoke, his   
   original destination was almost fifty kilometers behind him.   
       
   According to the ATSB, the plane concerned, a Piper Navajo from Vortex Air   
   Charters, had taken off from Devonport to King Island on 8 November when the   
   pilot fell asleep at cruising altitude. When he woke up he had already flown   
   beyond his destination. Eventually the aircraft turned around and landed   
   without any details.   
       
   The ATSB takes the incident very high and examines, among other things,   
   whether the pilot had been in tow for too long. The final report is expected   
   in the spring.   
      
   --- D'Bridge 3.99 SR33   
    * Origin: AVIATION ECHO HQ (2:292/854)