BA A380 tail Cam IFE
Sep 23, 2014, 2:46 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Wassenaar, NL
Programs: BAEC
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I think its a shame they didn't have the cameras in the new aircraft. I'd definitely watch during take off and landing.
I'd also like a button where we could submit marks out of 10 for the pilot's skills - soft landing, smooth take off etc.
Nil points for the crew from the flight to AMS today. I know I was transferring from my SFO flight and was slightly sleepy and a little bit grumpy but blimey - if I'd had a drink in my hand the contents would have hit the ceiling... 
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Still, anything you can walk away from....
I'd also like a button where we could submit marks out of 10 for the pilot's skills - soft landing, smooth take off etc.
Nil points for the crew from the flight to AMS today. I know I was transferring from my SFO flight and was slightly sleepy and a little bit grumpy but blimey - if I'd had a drink in my hand the contents would have hit the ceiling... .Still, anything you can walk away from....
Sep 23, 2014, 3:02 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 531
I think its a shame they didn't have the cameras in the new aircraft. I'd definitely watch during take off and landing.
I'd also like a button where we could submit marks out of 10 for the pilot's skills - soft landing, smooth take off etc. Nil points for the crew from the flight to AMS today. I know I was transferring from my SFO flight and was slightly sleepy and a little bit grumpy but blimey - if I'd had a drink in my hand the contents would have hit the ceiling... .
Still, anything you can walk away from....
I'd also like a button where we could submit marks out of 10 for the pilot's skills - soft landing, smooth take off etc.
Nil points for the crew from the flight to AMS today. I know I was transferring from my SFO flight and was slightly sleepy and a little bit grumpy but blimey - if I'd had a drink in my hand the contents would have hit the ceiling... .Still, anything you can walk away from....
Sep 23, 2014, 3:07 pm
#5
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,195
P.S. The cam feed in IFE is not a default option with Airbus. There is a mod required to feed the stream to IFE.
Sep 23, 2014, 3:30 pm
#7
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,195
Because this is BA. 
As for retrofits, I haven't a clue. But as each new FCOM gets uploaded new little snippets of info can be gleaned from the updated list of mods.....if one has no life......oops, spilt the beans.
As for retrofits, I haven't a clue. But as each new FCOM gets uploaded new little snippets of info can be gleaned from the updated list of mods.....if one has no life......oops, spilt the beans.
Sep 23, 2014, 3:36 pm
#8
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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I would like to see BA have a function allowing us to plug in headphones and listen in on the communication between ATC and the pilots. I think it's UA which has this feature.
Another good feature would be to have a live stream of video and audio from the flightdeck to play on an IFE channel during takeoff, climb , approach, and landing.
Another good feature would be to have a live stream of video and audio from the flightdeck to play on an IFE channel during takeoff, climb , approach, and landing.
Sep 23, 2014, 5:10 pm
#9
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: UK
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So if your aircraft has an emergency, you get to hear the full truth in the conversation between pilot and ground? Which renders the public announcement they might make about the issue, in language designed to soothe any distress, useless.
Can't see BALPA allowing that.
Sep 23, 2014, 5:38 pm
#10
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Austin, TX USA
Programs: BA, CX, LH, WN
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Interesting feature, but:
So if your aircraft has an emergency, you get to hear the full truth in the conversation between pilot and ground? Which renders the public announcement they might make about the issue, in language designed to soothe any distress, useless.
Can't see BALPA allowing that.
So if your aircraft has an emergency, you get to hear the full truth in the conversation between pilot and ground? Which renders the public announcement they might make about the issue, in language designed to soothe any distress, useless.
Can't see BALPA allowing that.
Sep 23, 2014, 5:45 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Nottingham
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,326
If the aircrew got as far as Communicate in the "aviate, navigate, communicate" acronym then I'm sure there'd be a way of automatically turning the feed off, such as if the squawk code was changed to one of the emergency codes (7500,7600,7700). Before that time, there's unlikely to be any communication anyway.
Sep 23, 2014, 5:45 pm
#12
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: UK
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Indeed. I hope that "Mayday Mayday Mayday" and a direct explanation of the issue to ATC would come before they thought to cut off the IFE.
Sep 23, 2014, 5:50 pm
#14
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Austin, TX USA
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I'm just curious to know the actual cost of this mod. Does this come directly from Airbus or the IFE makers?
I feel its from Airbus but the IFEs should also have support for this. Do the A380s in BA fleet (Thales IFEs right?) have support for this?
I feel its from Airbus but the IFEs should also have support for this. Do the A380s in BA fleet (Thales IFEs right?) have support for this?
Sep 23, 2014, 7:50 pm
#15
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
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Maybe you could only listen to CC attending to other sections than your own.
Flagrant way to ignore personal rights to secrecy, etc - but if modern tv has all of these reality "celebs" then why not a live feed from in the air...maybe it needs to be a tv channel rather than on the actual aircraft - even a game show potential - "Guess the Airline" or "What route are we on?"
Okay - taking this too far....