AN ACR PILOT RPTS FLYING IN THE CONSTANT STATE OF FATIGUE BECAUSE OF LONG FLT DAYS; HIGH MONTHLY FLT TIME; AND TOO LITTLE TIME OFF DURING THE MONTH.

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SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE DSCNT AND APCH; I FOUND MYSELF TAKING MICRO-NAPS (WITH MY EYES OPEN) DUE TO FATIGUE. AT ONE POINT THE FO ASKED ME IF I WAS 'IN THE ZONE' BECAUSE I HADN'T MOVED IN SEVERAL MINS. WE HAD AN XA00 SHOW (OUR BODY CLOCK) AND THEN FLEW ZZZ1-ZZZ2. WE SAT FOR A COUPLE OF HRS AND THEN FLEW ZZZ2-ZZZ3 WHICH WOULD BE A FLYING DAY OF 7 HRS 58 MINS. THE TRIP IS ALL DAY FLYING; AND IS QUITE EFFICIENT. I DON'T THINK THE TRIP ITSELF WOULD BE FATIGUING; BUT I NOW OPERATE IN A CONSTANT STATE OF FATIGUE. EVERY MONTH MY SCHEDULE IS BUILT TO 93+ HRS WITH 12-14 DAYS OFF. IN MONTHS PAST; I HAVE HAD SOME MODEST SUCCESS DROPPING/TRADING TRIPS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FLYING THAT IS IN MY LINE. THIS MONTH WE WENT TO A NEW TRIP TRADING SYS IN WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE MY FLT TIME AT ALL; DESPITE PUTTING IN ABOUT 9 TRADES THIS MONTH. I AM NOW ON MY 4TH OR 5TH STRAIGHT WK OF 4 ON; 3 OFF. MY LAST TRIP STARTED ON DAY #1 WITH AN XA00 SHOW AND ENDED ON DAY #4 WITH AN XS00 ARR. WHEN I TOOK OFF FROM ZZZ2; I FELT THAT I WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE; DESPITE FEELING SOME FATIGUE. IT BECAME APPARENT ABOUT 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE FLT THAT I WAS STARTING TO DETERIORATE TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS. NEXT MONTH MY SCHEDULE IS 92 HRS AND 12 DAYS OFF. CHRONIC FATIGUE HAS BECOME A SERIOUS; DAILY PROB FOR ME.