Cockpit reading

[ddogg1]

Anyone want to share their policy on reading in the cockpit on long (Gulfstream/Global) flights?

 

[badlander45]

It beats the krap out of talking to some windbag for 14 hours.

 

[maximizer]

in the crew rest- have at it. at the business end, it would generally be considered unprofessional.

 

[AWACoff]

Reading??? It's hard to read when you're sleeping.

 

[Midnight Flyer]

every once in a while you'll fly with that one captain that micromanages and tells you not to read anything in the cockpit. Ok, fine, so I pull out the aircraft operations manual and pretend to read that, daring him in my mind to say anything. Childish, i know, but he started it!

The silliness of the "no reading unless its company related" policy, is that if you're reading a company manual or a USA Today, you're equally distracted either way.

 

[bailey3083]

I just download books on my crackberry and read those. If asked I tell them I am working on my log book. LOL

 

[stupidpilot]

in the crew rest- have at it. at the business end, it would generally be considered unprofessional.

You are a tool. I hope I never have to work with you.

 

[ableone]

You are a tool. I hope I never have to work with you.

Concur.

In the event you fly with a micromanager, no reading in my professional cockpit type make absolutely sure that he/she never ever closes their eyes and drifts off....

 

[landlover]

Reading??? It's hard to read when you're sleeping.

exactly!

 

[say again]

Screw reading, I play my PSP and listen to some great music on my iPod!!!

 

["GO AROUND"]

Screw reading, I play my PSP and listen to some great music on my iPod!!!

What, no portable dvd player or laptop? You could watch 2 or 3 movies on a 14 hr flt. The portable dvd player would fit ok on the glareshield of a G or Global.

 

[CopilotDoug]

...make absolutely sure that he/she never ever closes their eyes and drifts off....

+1!!!

 

[GVFlyer]

Our ops manual states that only "professional material" may be read on the flight deck.

GV

 

[LJ45]

why don't you pull out your tally wacker...right... your are bored anything goes....Geeeezzz.

Open can of worms

 

[njcapt]

You are a tool. I hope I never have to work with you.

You realize you're posting in the Corporate Forum, right? Given the time of your post I'll assume that you were drinking. You should probably head back to the Regional Forum and go play over there.

At the airlines I fully supported a little media diversion from time to time, in an effort to stay awake and sharp. Now I'm flying for an uber-rich owner of a $55M aircraft where the cockpit door is open above 10,000ft. He is NOT going to wander up front and see one or both of the pilots reading the Moscow Times or some ratty old Louis L'Amour novel. Not on my watch. Of course, we have the luxury of getting up and walking around the cabin when we need to in an effort to stay focused.