FAA may require stricter "Sterile Cockpit" Rules
Jan 15, 2013, 4:03 pm
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FAA may require stricter "Sterile Cockpit" Rules
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/15/travel...ics/index.html
FAA may require to getting more stricter. New Rules has been change. You have remain switch off the laptop, ipods, cell phone during the flight.
You are not allowed to use the personal laptop while you flying on the plane.
FAA may require to getting more stricter. New Rules has been change. You have remain switch off the laptop, ipods, cell phone during the flight.
You are not allowed to use the personal laptop while you flying on the plane.
Jan 15, 2013, 7:36 pm
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Interesting - it doesn't look like they are prohibiting use because they're afraid of endangering the flight (electronic interference), it looks like they are concerned about the distractions of social media.
Jan 16, 2013, 10:40 am
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Id tread lightly on accepting the NWA pilot's excuse on why they missed their calls. Personally, I think they were asleep. And for the Colgan incident of the FO sending a text prior to taking off from EWR? That was the last of their problems that night. Perhaps the FAA should expedite the new crew rest rules before worrying about banning gadgets in the cockpit.
