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THIS RPT WAS FILLED OUT BY ME FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHOWING THAT AN ACR IS ALLOWED TO SCHEDULE TRIPS FOR FLT CREWS WHICH IGNORE A PERSON'S BODY CYCLE RESULTING IN GREATLY REDUCING A COCKPIT CREW'S ABILITY TO DEAL WITH NORMAL; ABNORMAL AND EMER PROCS. I HAVE FLOWN 3 TRIPS THIS MONTH THAT I CONSIDER VERY MARGINAL OPERATIONS. THE FIRST 2 DAYS START AT XA59 AND XA53; AND END AROUND XF00 LCL TIME. THIS PART IS JUST GREAT. HOWEVER; THE THIRD DAY STARTS AT XA01 (ON THE SECOND DAY). SOMEHOW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SHIFT FROM A MORNING TO LATE NIGHT SCHEDULE IN 11 HRS LAYOVER TIME. TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR; WE ARE BASED ON THE E COAST; WE ARRIVE PDX AT XA28 LCL OR LZ28 EST. THEN WE RPT TO WORK AT XM01 ON THE SAME DAY OF ARR PDT OR XM01 EDT AND FLY TO ORD AND DCA AND FINISH AT XT44 EDT. I NEVER GET MORE THAN 4 HRS SLEEP; USUALLY LESS; AND THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE CAPT AND F/A'S. I HATE TO THINK HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS TYPE OF SCHEDULING. WOULD YOU PUT YOUR FAMILY ON AN ALL NIGHT FLT WONDERING HOW FUNCTIONAL THE CREW IS? I KNOW NASA MUST HAVE DONE PLENTY OF STUDIES ON CHANGING BODY CYCLES AND REST TIMES. I THINK THE TIME HAS LONG PASSED FOR YOUR PEOPLE TO BE MORE VOCAL ABOUT THIS PROB AND GET THE FAA TO REGULATE PLT'S SCHEDULES ALONG THESE LINES.