FAA wants NO DISTRACTIONS for pilots

[kmox29]

No distractions huh... Ok so then the FAA is going to guarantee and refinance my mortgage (even though it's now over double what my house is now worth) The FAA is going to deal with the daily stresses at home with the family. It's going to cover the medical bills so I don't have to worry about that. It's going to stop my certain downgrade and even possible furlough as Delta dismantles my company.

Here's the purpose of InFO 10003:

"To emphasize to crewmembers and operators that engaging in tasks not directly related to required flight duties, including using personal electronic devices (PED), constitutes a safety risk."

The intent of the InFO was never to eliminate all distractions. In reality, it re-emphasizes what 99% of the pilots already know.

"FAA Wants No Distractions for Pilots" was the USAToday article.

 

[s3jetman]

The quickest way to ratify a problem like the NW over fly is to install alarm clocks, plain and simple.

 

[Quack]

I like the bit in there about the public professionalism forum. I'm gonna show up in a friggin rat suit and show them what professionalism is. It starts with our leaders not only at the airline, but in mgmt too, and even higher than that. They want to talk about professionalism, go talk to any regional airline CEO (ie Phildo Trenary), and you'll find yourself some fine professionalism. IMHO as long as the licks keep coming the trend will continue. The reason for a so called lack of professionalism isn't because an airplane is easier to fly, its because the industry is sooo far in the dumps it's gonna take an act of god to get it out.

 

[mamba20]

IMO this whole thing is a bunch of BS. We are all on front street right now because of the actions of a few pilots who were lacking in their professionalism. We are pros at this for a reason, we want to do the right thing and do a good job. But, just as with any industry (particularly in politics) you will have some bad apples.

 

[enigma]

This growing trend could be because we no longer fly modern airplanes, instead we program them. The planes fly themselves and the pilots watch, this can be boring. Get rid of the auto-pilots that will keep the pilots focused on their job. What do you think.

Get rid of autopilots and altitude bust will go through the roof, nav errors will increase, landing accidents will multiply etc,

 

[zonker]

Get rid of autopilots.

Brilliant.

 

[Bringupthebird]

Why didn't the Senate ask the airlines in question, "Why didn't you hire mature professionals to fly your aircraft"

"Well, Senator, those types don't much care for the $1500 a month we pay. They're out getting MBAs and such. If they don't apply, we can't hire them."

"Well, can't you pay them more?"

"Please Senator, the wage scale we have today is the result of carefully playing the multiple crises that have arisen since 2001. We can't afford to let all that hard work go to waste. Surely you understand."

"Understood. No further questions."

 

[waveflyer]

Well said! Except the Nw crew doesn't exactly fit your stereotype-

 

[Mud Eagle]

Get rid of autopilots and altitude bust will go through the roof, nav errors will increase, landing accidents will multiply etc,

That is some funny stuff right there.

 

[pilotyip]

Get rid of autopilots and altitude bust will go through the roof, nav errors will increase, landing accidents will multiply etc,

What pilots cannot fly any more? We will go back to the good ole days at Zantop. Where if you wrote up the autopilot, you got the response, "We pay you to fly, earn your living" They fixed'em anyway.

 

[Scope out RJ's]

This growing trend could be because we no longer fly modern airplanes, instead we program them. The planes fly themselves and the pilots watch, this can be boring. Get rid of the auto-pilots that will keep the pilots focused on their job. What do you think.

And you wonder why your career went in the crapper?
You truly are a management puke. Please do the world a favor and retire old man. You'd make the world a much safer place!

 

[dillfer]

If Cops can drive around and type on there laptops, surely Pilots can monitor autopilot systems and type on there laptops.

There are how many flights a day in this country, and we've had a few unsafe incidents. The whole thing is a knee jerk reaction just like everything that the government gets into.

 

[Dutch]

This growing trend could be because we no longer fly modern airplanes, instead we program them. The planes fly themselves and the pilots watch, this can be boring. Get rid of the auto-pilots that will keep the pilots focused on their job. What do you think.

Can you have a talk with the Line Check Airmen at my company? They all seem to think you're insane if the autopilot is not on at 600' AGL after departure or you turn it off prior to being established, configured and stabilized on the ILS.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

Can you have a talk with the Line Check Airmen at my company? They all seem to think you're insane if the autopilot is not on at 600' AGL after departure or you turn it off prior to being established, configured and stabilized on the ILS.

In your company perhaps, out here the RTC's love the hand flyers:beer:

 

[waveflyer]

Can you have a talk with the Line Check Airmen at my company? They all seem to think you're insane if the autopilot is not on at 600' AGL after departure or you turn it off prior to being established, configured and stabilized on the ILS.

I would. But why would I step in to do what you should do? Stand up and tell them yourself and back it up with reason. Then hopefully your reputation as a pilot and employee garners enough respect for them to listen.