Originally Posted by
jsnydcsa
I've been coming back to this thread again and again to post the following question:
Why would anyone do this?
Today, I decided to finally post it.
I mean sure. Takeoff and landing are always interesting and I can think of countless times they've been used in "intro" type scenes of personal, commercial videos, etc. But, what about the rest of the time? I mean sure, Superman could fly by, he might catch a gremlin from the Twilight Zone movie or an intercepting military jet, or whatever flew between Aeries 31and TWA 517 (I had to look that up) but other than that?
A second series questions. Might the flight attendants have had a problem with this rig on the window during takeoff and landing? Shouldn't it have been stowed? Technically, it blocks a portion of the view out the window. Don't some airlines/FAs ask that all window shades be up during takeoff and landing so you have an unobstructed view outside the plane in the event of an emergency?
So to answer your first question, there are a whole lot of reasons... "fake vlogging" (some people think vloggers get special treatment)... some people who are unable to fly want to live vicariously? (yeah, didn't think this was a thing until I met a person who actually can't fly for medical reasons but loved flying before)... documentary purposes if they anticipate poor treatment or to prove something to someone(s)... actual vlogging for themselves or others... and the list goes on...
As for if the cabin crew might have a problem? Well, technically yes. You could damage equipment doing that (for example there is often a little "nub" in the suction cup. Not likely to damage the plastic part of the window, however some people attach the camera to the screens and those CAN be damaged by that nub. There are some possible privacy concerns (even if the camera is pointed "outwards", it can still record audio and people in the general vicinity don't know if it is recording them or not). Stowage, possibly (despite what the previous posted noted, it is possible to not attach the suction cup properly and can be considered a projectile). Will cabin crew actually do anything about it? Likely not unless there is a complaint(s) about it. As others have mentioned previously, you and the "filmer" are in a big metal tube in the sky for hours.... you do have to live with each other for at least that long.
That said, there are some (at varying degrees) who do not like to be recorded (especially by vloggers) and may take actions to prevent/stop it.